οξύ

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”).

Noun

οξύ • (oxý) n (plural οξέα)

1. (chemistry) acid

Declension

declension of οξύ

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	οξύ •	οξέα •
genitive	οξέος •	οξέων •
accusative	οξύ •	οξέα •
vocative	οξύ •	οξέα •

Derived terms

• αμινοξύ n (aminoxý, “amino acid”)
• καρβονικό οξύ n (karvonikó oxý, “carboxylic acid”)
• κιτρικό οξύ n (kitrikó oxý, “citric acid”)
• λυσεργικό οξύ n (lysergikó oxý, “lysergic acid”)
• οξύαυλος m (oxýavlos, “oboe”)
• οξύς (oxýs, “sharp, pointed”)

See also

• ξινός (xinós, “acid, sour”)

Further reading

• οξύ on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el