ὀξύρρυγχος

See also: Ὀξύρρυγχος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὀξῠ́ρῠγχος (oxŭ́rŭnkhos)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ok.sýr̥.r̥yŋ.kʰos/ → /okˈsyr.ryŋ.xos/ → /okˈsi.riŋ.xos/

• (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

1. sharp-snouted
2. sharp-pointed

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
		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

1. 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)

Further reading

• “ὀξύρρυγχος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ὀξύρρυγχος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette