oryx
See also: Oryx
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄρυξ (órux, “a pickax; an oryx (the antelope)”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.ɪks/, /ˈoʊɹ.ɪks/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editoryx (plural oryxes or oryx or (rare) oryges)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editantelope
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References
edit- oryx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- oryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- oryx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ὄρυξ (órux), the antelope probably being named after the sharp iron digging tools with the same name, because of the shape of its horns.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈo.ryks/, [ˈɔrʏks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.riks/, [ˈɔːriks]
Noun
editoryx m (genitive orygis); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | oryx | orygēs |
Genitive | orygis | orygum |
Dative | orygī | orygibus |
Accusative | orygem | orygēs |
Ablative | oryge | orygibus |
Vocative | oryx | orygēs |
References
edit- “oryx”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “oryx”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- oryx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “oryx”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
- “oryx”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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