онікс

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Ukrainian

 онікс on Ukrainian Wikipedia
чорний онікс

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux). Compare Russian о́никс (óniks).

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Noun

о́нікс (óniksm inan (genitive о́ніксу or о́нікса, nominative plural о́нікси, genitive plural о́ніксів, relational adjective о́ніксовий)

  1. (uncountable) onyx (banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz)
  2. (countable) onyx (piece of onyx)

Declension

(uncountable):

Declension of о́нікс
(inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)
singular
nominative о́нікс
óniks
genitive о́ніксу
óniksu
dative о́ніксові, о́ніксу
óniksovi, óniksu
accusative о́нікс
óniks
instrumental о́ніксом
óniksom
locative о́ніксу, о́ніксі
óniksu, óniksi
vocative о́ніксе
ónikse

(countable):

Declension of о́нікс
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative о́нікс
óniks
о́нікси
óniksy
genitive о́нікса
óniksa
о́ніксів
óniksiv
dative о́ніксові, о́ніксу
óniksovi, óniksu
о́ніксам
óniksam
accusative о́нікс
óniks
о́нікси
óniksy
instrumental о́ніксом
óniksom
о́ніксами
óniksamy
locative о́ніксі
óniksi
о́ніксах
óniksax
vocative о́ніксе
ónikse
о́нікси
óniksy

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