Ὀξύρρυγχος

See also: ὀξύρρυγχος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ὀξῠ́ρῠγχος (Oxúrunkhos)

Etymology

From ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (oxúrrhunkhos, “an Egyptian fish”).

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/

Proper noun

Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος • (Oxúrrhunkhos) f (genitive Ὀξῠρρῠ́γχου); second declension

1. Oxyrynchus, Lower Egypt, Egypt

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος; τῆς Ὀξῠρρῠ́γχου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος hē Oxúrrhunkhos
Genitive	τῆς Ὀξῠρρῠ́γχου tês Oxurrhúnkhou
Dative	τῇ Ὀξῠρρῠ́γχῳ têi Oxurrhúnkhōi
Accusative	τὴν Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχον tḕn Oxúrrhunkhon
Vocative	Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχε Oxúrrhunkhe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ὀξῠρρῠγχῑ́της (Oxurrhunkhī́tēs)

Descendants

• → Latin: Oxyrynchus