Ὀξύρρυγχος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • Ὀξῠ́ρῠγχος (Oxúrunkhos)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

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

  1. Oxyrynchus, Lower Egypt, Egypt[1]

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

References
  1. Geography (Ptolemy), 4.5.59.
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