ὀξύρρυγχος

See also: Ὀξύρρυγχος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ὀξῠ́ρῠγχος (oxŭ́rŭnkhos)

Etymology

From ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) +‎ ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “beak, snout”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ok.sýr̥.r̥yŋ.kʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /okˈsyr.ryŋ.kʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /okˈsyr.ryŋ.xos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /okˈsyr.ryŋ.xos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /okˈsi.riŋ.xos/

Adjective

ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος • (oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos) m or f (neuter ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον); second declension

Declension

Second declension of ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος; ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον oxŭ́rrhŭnkhon	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω oxŭrrhŭ́nkhō	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω oxŭrrhŭ́nkhō	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχοι oxŭ́rrhŭnkhoi	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχᾰ oxŭ́rrhŭnkhă
Genitive	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχου oxŭrrhŭ́nkhou	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχου oxŭrrhŭ́nkhou	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοιν oxŭrrhŭ́nkhoin	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοιν oxŭrrhŭ́nkhoin	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχων oxŭrrhŭ́nkhōn	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχων oxŭrrhŭ́nkhōn
Dative	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχῳ oxŭrrhŭ́nkhōi	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχῳ oxŭrrhŭ́nkhōi	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοιν oxŭrrhŭ́nkhoin	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοιν oxŭrrhŭ́nkhoin	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοις oxŭrrhŭ́nkhois	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοις oxŭrrhŭ́nkhois
Accusative	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον oxŭ́rrhŭnkhon	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον oxŭ́rrhŭnkhon	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω oxŭrrhŭ́nkhō	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω oxŭrrhŭ́nkhō	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχους oxŭrrhŭ́nkhous	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχᾰ oxŭ́rrhŭnkhă
Vocative	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχε oxŭ́rrhŭnkhe	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον oxŭ́rrhŭnkhon	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω oxŭrrhŭ́nkhō	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω oxŭrrhŭ́nkhō	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχοι oxŭ́rrhŭnkhoi	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχᾰ oxŭ́rrhŭnkhă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχως oxŭrrhŭ́nkhōs		ὀξῠρρῠγχότερος oxŭrrhŭnkhóteros		ὀξῠρρῠγχότᾰτος oxŭrrhŭnkhótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος • (oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos) m (genitive ὀξῠρρῠ́γχου); second declension

elephantfish (Mormyrus niloticus)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος; τοῦ ὀξῠρρῠ́γχου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος ho oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos	τὼ ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω tṑ oxŭrrhŭ́nkhō	οἱ ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχοι hoi oxŭ́rrhŭnkhoi
Genitive	τοῦ ὀξῠρρῠ́γχου toû oxŭrrhŭ́nkhou	τοῖν ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοιν toîn oxŭrrhŭ́nkhoin	τῶν ὀξῠρρῠ́γχων tôn oxŭrrhŭ́nkhōn
Dative	τῷ ὀξῠρρῠ́γχῳ tôi oxŭrrhŭ́nkhōi	τοῖν ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοιν toîn oxŭrrhŭ́nkhoin	τοῖς ὀξῠρρῠ́γχοις toîs oxŭrrhŭ́nkhois
Accusative	τὸν ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον tòn oxŭ́rrhŭnkhon	τὼ ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω tṑ oxŭrrhŭ́nkhō	τοὺς ὀξῠρρῠ́γχους toùs oxŭrrhŭ́nkhous
Vocative	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχε oxŭ́rrhŭnkhe	ὀξῠρρῠ́γχω oxŭrrhŭ́nkhō	ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχοι oxŭ́rrhŭnkhoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ὀξῠρρῠγχῑτῐκόν (oxŭrrhŭnkhītĭkón)
Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos)