adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
oxyrhynchus
oxyrhynchus (feminine oxyrhyncha, neuter oxyrhynchum)
Meaning
- New Latinadjectivehaving a pointed snout
- adjectivehaving a sharp bill
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oxyrhynchus | oxyrhyncha | oxyrhynchum |
| genitive | oxyrhynchī | oxyrhynchae | oxyrhynchī |
| dative | oxyrhynchō | oxyrhynchae | oxyrhynchō |
| accusative | oxyrhynchum | oxyrhyncham | oxyrhynchum |
| ablative | oxyrhynchō | oxyrhynchā | oxyrhynchō |
| vocative | oxyrhynche | oxyrhyncha | oxyrhynchum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oxyrhynchī | oxyrhynchae | oxyrhyncha |
| genitive | oxyrhynchōrum | oxyrhynchārum | oxyrhynchōrum |
| dative | oxyrhynchīs | oxyrhynchīs | oxyrhynchīs |
| accusative | oxyrhynchōs | oxyrhynchās | oxyrhyncha |
| ablative | oxyrhynchīs | oxyrhynchīs | oxyrhynchīs |
| vocative | oxyrhynchī | oxyrhynchae | oxyrhyncha |
Origins
From Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos, “the name of an Egyptian fish”) (whence also the place name Ὀξῠ́ρρῠγχος (Oxŭ́rrhŭnkhos)), from ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s, “sharp”) + ῥῠ́γχος (rhŭ́nkhos, “snout”).
Descendants
- Englishoxyrhynchus
- Frenchoxyrhynque
In English words that came into English from oxyrhynchus
- oxyrhynchusoxyrhynchus