ὀξύμωρος

See also: οξύμωρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, keen, pointed”) +‎ μωρός (mōrós, “dull, stupid, foolish”)

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ὀξῠ́μωρος • (oxŭ́mōros) m or f (neuter ὀξῠ́μωρον); second declension

  1. pointedly foolish; oxymoronic

Inflection

Second declension of ὀξῠ́μωρος; ὀξῠ́μωρον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative ὀξῠ́μωρος
oxŭ́mōros 		ὀξῠ́μωρον
oxŭ́mōron 		ὀξῠμώρω
oxŭmṓrō 		ὀξῠμώρω
oxŭmṓrō 		ὀξῠ́μωροι
oxŭ́mōroi 		ὀξῠ́μωρᾰ
oxŭ́mōră
Genitive ὀξῠμώρου
oxŭmṓrou 		ὀξῠμώρου
oxŭmṓrou 		ὀξῠμώροιν
oxŭmṓroin 		ὀξῠμώροιν
oxŭmṓroin 		ὀξῠμώρων
oxŭmṓrōn 		ὀξῠμώρων
oxŭmṓrōn
Dative ὀξῠμώρῳ
oxŭmṓrōi 		ὀξῠμώρῳ
oxŭmṓrōi 		ὀξῠμώροιν
oxŭmṓroin 		ὀξῠμώροιν
oxŭmṓroin 		ὀξῠμώροις
oxŭmṓrois 		ὀξῠμώροις
oxŭmṓrois
Accusative ὀξῠ́μωρον
oxŭ́mōron 		ὀξῠ́μωρον
oxŭ́mōron 		ὀξῠμώρω
oxŭmṓrō 		ὀξῠμώρω
oxŭmṓrō 		ὀξῠμώρους
oxŭmṓrous 		ὀξῠ́μωρᾰ
oxŭ́mōră
Vocative ὀξῠ́μωρε
oxŭ́mōre 		ὀξῠ́μωρον
oxŭ́mōron 		ὀξῠμώρω
oxŭmṓrō 		ὀξῠμώρω
oxŭmṓrō 		ὀξῠ́μωροι
oxŭ́mōroi 		ὀξῠ́μωρᾰ
oxŭ́mōră
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ὀξῠμώρως
oxŭmṓrōs 		ὀξῠμωρότερος
oxŭmōróteros 		ὀξῠμωρότᾰτος
oxŭmōrótătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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