ὄβρυζον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the neuter form of ὄβρυζος (óbruzos, “pure (esp. of gold)”, adj), most likely from the term ὄβρυζον χρυσίον (óbruzon khrusíon, “pure piece of gold”). See ὄβρυζα (óbruza) for further etymology.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ó.bryz.don/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈo.bry.zon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈo.βry.zon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈo.vry.zon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈo.vri.zon/

Noun

ὄβρῠζον • (óbrŭzon) n (genitive ὀβρύζου); second declension

pure gold
related terms: τάγχουρος (tánkhouros), χρυσός (khrusós)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ὄβρῠζον; τοῦ ὀβρῠ́ζου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ ὄβρῠζον tò óbrŭzon
Genitive	τοῦ ὀβρῠ́ζου toû obrŭ́zou
Dative	τῷ ὀβρῠ́ζῳ tôi obrŭ́zōi
Accusative	τὸ ὄβρῠζον tò óbrŭzon
Vocative	ὄβρῠζον óbrŭzon
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Latin: obryzum (“pure gold”)
- Arabic: إِبْرِيز (ʔibrīz, “pure gold (poetic)”)