Ὦξος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *waxš- (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬑𐬴 (Vaxš)), the largest tributary of the river. Related to Sanskrit वक्षु (vakṣu). Compare the latterday toponym of Vakhsh.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̂ːk.sos/ → /ˈok.sos/ → /ˈok.sos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɔ̂ːk.sos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈok.sos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈok.sos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈok.sos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈok.sos/

Proper noun

Ὦξος • (Ôxos) m (genitive Ὤξου); second declension

1. the river Oxus; the river Amu Darya
   • 64 BCE – 24 CE, Strabo, Geography 2.1.15
   • 64 BCE – 24 CE, Strabo, Geography 11.7.3
   • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Alexander the Great 57

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ὦξος; τοῦ Ὤξου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ὦξος ho Ôxos
Genitive	τοῦ Ὤξου toû Ṓxou
Dative	τῷ Ὤξῳ tôi Ṓxōi
Accusative	τὸν Ὦξον tòn Ôxon
Vocative	Ὦξε Ôxe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Ώξος (Óxos)
• Latin: Ōxus

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,019