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 mônux	μῶνῠξ mônux		μώνῠχε mṓnukhe	μώνῠχε mṓnukhe		μώνῠχες mṓnukhes	μώνῠχᾰ mṓnukha
Genitive		μώνῠχος mṓnukhos	μώνῠχος mṓnukhos		μωνῠ́χοιν mōnúkhoin	μωνῠ́χοιν mōnúkhoin		μωνῠ́χων mōnúkhōn	μωνῠ́χων mōnúkhōn
Dative		μώνῠχῐ mṓnukhi	μώνῠχῐ mṓnukhi		μωνῠ́χοιν mōnúkhoin	μωνῠ́χοιν mōnúkhoin		μώνῠξῐ / μώνῠξῐν mṓnuxi(n)	μώνῠξῐ / μώνῠξῐν mṓnuxi(n)
Accusative		μώνῠχᾰ mṓnukha	μῶνῠξ mônux		μώνῠχε mṓnukhe	μώνῠχε mṓnukhe		μώνῠχᾰς mṓnukhas	μώνῠχᾰ mṓnukha
Vocative		μῶνῠξ mônux	μῶνῠξ mônux		μώνῠχε mṓnukhe	μώνῠχε mṓnukhe		μώνῠχες mṓnukhes	μώνῠχᾰ mṓnukha
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