The suffix is typically Pre-Greek. This means that the word has nothing to do with οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).
οὖρᾰξ • (oûrax) f (genitive οὔρᾰγος); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ οὖρᾰξ hē oûrax |
τὼ οὔρᾰγε tṑ oúrage |
αἱ οὔρᾰγες hai oúrages | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς οὔρᾰγος tês oúragos |
τοῖν οὐρᾰ́γοιν toîn ourágoin |
τῶν οὐρᾰ́γων tôn ourágōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ οὔρᾰγῐ têi oúragi |
τοῖν οὐρᾰ́γοιν toîn ourágoin |
ταῖς οὔρᾰξῐ / οὔρᾰξῐν taîs oúraxi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν οὔρᾰγᾰ tḕn oúraga |
τὼ οὔρᾰγε tṑ oúrage |
τᾱ̀ς οὔρᾰγᾰς tā̀s oúragas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | οὖρᾰξ oûrax |
οὔρᾰγε oúrage |
οὔρᾰγες oúrages | ||||||||||
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