Ὦξος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *waxš- (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬑𐬴 (vaxṣ̌)), the largest tributary of the river. Related to Sanskrit वक्षु (vakṣu). Compare the latterday toponym of Vakhsh.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɔ̂ːk.sos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈok.sos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈok.sos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈok.sos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈok.sos/
Proper noun
Ὦξος • (Ôxos) m (genitive Ὤξου); second declension
- the river Oxus; the river Amu Darya
- 64 BCE – 24 CE, Strabo, Geography 2.1.15
- 64 BCE – 24 CE, Strabo, Geography 11.7.3
- 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Alexander the Great 57
Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Ὦξος; τοῦ Ὤξου (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Ὦξος ho Ôxos | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Ὤξου toû Ṓxou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Ὤξῳ tôi Ṓxōi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Ὦξον tòn Ôxon | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Ὦξε Ôxe | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Ώξος (Óxos)
- Latin: Ōxus
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,019