μῶνυξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μόνος (mónos, “single”) +‎ ὄνυξ (ónux, “nail, hoof”) via haplology.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̂ː.nyks/ → /ˈmo.nyks/ → /ˈmo.niks/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mɔ̂ː.nyks/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.nyks/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.nyks/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.nyks/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.niks/

Adjective

μῶνυξ • (mônux) m or f (neuter μῶνυξ); third declension (poetic)

1. (of horses) having an uncloven hoof

Declension

Third declension of μῶνῠξ; μῶνῠξ (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		μῶνῠξ mônŭx	μῶνῠξ mônŭx		μώνῠχε mṓnŭkhe	μώνῠχε mṓnŭkhe		μώνῠχες mṓnŭkhes	μώνῠχᾰ mṓnŭkhă
Genitive		μώνῠχος mṓnŭkhos	μώνῠχος mṓnŭkhos		μωνῠ́χοιν mōnŭ́khoin	μωνῠ́χοιν mōnŭ́khoin		μωνῠ́χων mōnŭ́khōn	μωνῠ́χων mōnŭ́khōn
Dative		μώνῠχῐ mṓnŭkhĭ	μώνῠχῐ mṓnŭkhĭ		μωνῠ́χοιν mōnŭ́khoin	μωνῠ́χοιν mōnŭ́khoin		μώνῠξῐ / μώνῠξῐν mṓnŭxĭ(n)	μώνῠξῐ / μώνῠξῐν mṓnŭxĭ(n)
Accusative		μώνῠχᾰ mṓnŭkhă	μῶνῠξ mônŭx		μώνῠχε mṓnŭkhe	μώνῠχε mṓnŭkhe		μώνῠχᾰς mṓnŭkhăs	μώνῠχᾰ mṓnŭkhă
Vocative		μῶνῠξ mônŭx	μῶνῠξ mônŭx		μώνῠχε mṓnŭkhe	μώνῠχε mṓnŭkhe		μώνῠχες mṓnŭkhes	μώνῠχᾰ mṓnŭkhă
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “μῶνυξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• (no entry for the specified headword) Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963