Related to ὀρύσσω (orússō, “I dig, scrape”), though this is likely a derivative of ὄρυξ. Likely cognate with Latin runcō (“I grub up”). The sense of oryx is likely a loanword accreted by analogy with the animal's pointed horns.
ὄρυξ • (órux) m (genitive ὄρῠγος); third declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ ὄρῠξ ho órux |
τὼ ὄρῠγε tṑ óruge |
οἱ ὄρῠγες hoi óruges | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ὄρῠγος toû órugos |
τοῖν ὀρῠ́γοιν toîn orúgoin |
τῶν ὀρῠ́γων tôn orúgōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ὄρῠγῐ tôi órugi |
τοῖν ὀρῠ́γοιν toîn orúgoin |
τοῖς ὄρῠξῐ / ὄρῠξῐν toîs óruxi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν ὄρῠγᾰ tòn óruga |
τὼ ὄρῠγε tṑ óruge |
τοὺς ὄρῠγᾰς toùs órugas | ||||||||||
Vocative | ὄρῠξ órux |
ὄρῠγε óruge |
ὄρῠγες óruges | ||||||||||
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