Oxus
English
Etymology
From Latin Ōxus, from Ancient Greek Ὦξος (Ôxos).
Proper noun
Oxus
- The Amu Darya river.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 17:
- By a happy coincidence, at around this time, reports began to reach him from Central Asia that rich deposits of gold were to be found there on the banks of the River Oxus […]
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 17:
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ὦξος (Ôxos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈoːk.sus/, [ˈoːks̠ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈok.sus/, [ˈɔksus]
Proper noun
Ōxus m sg (genitive Ōxī); second declension
- the Amu Darya river
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ōxus |
Genitive | Ōxī |
Dative | Ōxō |
Accusative | Ōxum |
Ablative | Ōxō |
Vocative | Ōxe |
Locative | Ōxī |
References
- “Oxus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Oxus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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- en:Rivers
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