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 órŭx |
τὼ ὄρῠγε tṑ órŭge |
οἱ ὄρῠγες hoi órŭges | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ὄρῠγος toû órŭgos |
τοῖν ὀρῠ́γοιν toîn orŭ́goin |
τῶν ὀρῠ́γων tôn orŭ́gōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ὄρῠγῐ tôi órŭgĭ |
τοῖν ὀρῠ́γοιν toîn orŭ́goin |
τοῖς ὄρῠξῐ / ὄρῠξῐν toîs órŭxĭ(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν ὄρῠγᾰ tòn órŭgă |
τὼ ὄρῠγε tṑ órŭge |
τοὺς ὄρῠγᾰς toùs órŭgăs | ||||||||||
Vocative | ὄρῠξ órŭx |
ὄρῠγε órŭge |
ὄρῠγες órŭges | ||||||||||
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