ὀξυμυρσίνη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s, “sharp, acid”) + μυρσίνη (mursínē, “myrtle”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ok.sy.myr.sí.nɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ok.sy.myrˈsi.ne̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ok.sy.myrˈsi.ni/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ok.sy.myrˈsi.ni/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ok.si.mirˈsi.ni/
Noun
ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́νη • (oxŭmŭrsĭ́nē) f (genitive ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́νης); first declension
- butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)
- Synonyms: κεντρομῠρσῐ́νη (kentromŭrsĭ́nē), μυάκανθος (muákanthos), χαμαιμυρσίνη (khamaimursínē)
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́νη hē oxŭmŭrsĭ́nē |
τὼ ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́νᾱ tṑ oxŭmŭrsĭ́nā |
αἱ ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́ναι hai oxŭmŭrsĭ́nai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́νης tês oxŭmŭrsĭ́nēs |
τοῖν ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́ναιν toîn oxŭmŭrsĭ́nain |
τῶν ὀξῠμῠρσῐνῶν tôn oxŭmŭrsĭnôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́νῃ tēî oxŭmŭrsĭ́nēi |
τοῖν ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́ναιν toîn oxŭmŭrsĭ́nain |
ταῖς ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́ναις taîs oxŭmŭrsĭ́nais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́νην tḕn oxŭmŭrsĭ́nēn |
τὼ ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́νᾱ tṑ oxŭmŭrsĭ́nā |
τᾱ̀ς ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́νᾱς tā̀s oxŭmŭrsĭ́nās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́νη oxŭmŭrsĭ́nē |
ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́νᾱ oxŭmŭrsĭ́nā |
ὀξῠμῠρσῐ́ναι oxŭmŭrsĭ́nai | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ὀξυμυρσίνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ὀξυμυρσίνη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette