оникс
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Kazakh
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian о́никс (óniks), from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux).
Pronunciation
Noun
оникс • (oniks)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
оникс • (oniks) m
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | оникс (oniks) |
| definite unspecified | ониксот (oniksot) |
| definite proximal | ониксов (oniksov) |
| definite distal | ониксон (onikson) |
| vocative | ониксу (oniksu) |
Russian
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-.
Pronunciation
Noun
о́никс • (óniks) m inan (genitive о́никса, nominative plural о́никсы, genitive plural о́никсов)
Declension
Declension of о́никс (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
Related terms
- Borrowed
Derived from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux):
- онихофо́ра f anim (onixofóra)
Descendants
- → Kazakh: оникс (oniks)
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
о̀никс m inan (Latin spelling òniks)