ὄξος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὀξύς (oxús, sharp; sour), with an analogous formation as ἦδος (êdos, delight, pleasure) to ἡδύς (hēdús, pleasant, sweet).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὄξος • (óxosn (genitive ὄξεος); third declension

  1. poor wine
  2. vinegar made therefrom
    Synonym: τᾰ́ργᾰνον (tắrgănon)
  3. (figuratively) sour fellow, sourpuss

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ὀξάλμη (oxálmē)
  • ὀξέλαιον (oxélaion)
  • ὀξηρός (oxērós)
  • ὀξίδιον (oxídion)
  • ὀξίζω (oxízō)
  • ὀξίνης (oxínēs)
  • ὀξίς (oxís)
  • ὀξῖτις (oxîtis)
  • ὀξοπώλης (oxopṓlēs)

Descendants

  • Greek: ξίδι (xídi)
  • Mariupol Greek: ксидъ (ksið)
  • Old East Slavic: уксусъ (uksusŭ)
  • Udi: окъо (oq̇o)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ὀξύς (> DER > ὄξος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1089

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