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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *esoxs. Compare Irish eo (“salmon”), Welsh eog (“salmon”) and Latin esox (“kind of fresh-water fish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /í.soks/ → /ˈi.soks/ → /ˈi.soks/
Noun
ἴσοξ • (ísox)
- Hesychius gives the definition as: ἰχθύς ποιός κητώδης (ikhthús poiós kētṓdēs, literally “kind of whale-like fish”).
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