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ὀξύς

First/Third declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ὀξύς ὀξεῖα ὀξύ

Structure: ὀξυ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: akin to w)ku/s

Sense

  1. sharp, pointed (especially of swords, axes, etc.)
  2. (of the senses): sharp, keen
  3. quick, hasty, swift
  4. sharp, clever

Declension

First/Third declension
Masculine Feminine Neuter
SingularNominative ὀξύς ὀξεῖα ὀξύ
Genitive ὀξέος ὀξείᾱς ὀξέος
Dative ὀξεί ὀξείᾱͅ ὀξεί
Accusative ὀξύν ὀξεῖαν ὀξύ
Vocative ὀξύ ὀξεῖα ὀξύ
DualN/A/V ὀξέε ὀξείᾱ ὀξέε
G/D ὀξέοιν ὀξείαιν ὀξέοιν
PluralNominative ὀξείς ὀξείαι ὀξή
Genitive ὀξέων ὀξειῶν ὀξέων
Dative ὀξέσιν* ὀξείαις ὀξέσιν*
Accusative ὀξείς ὀξείᾱς ὀξή
Vocative ὀξείς ὀξείαι ὀξή
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective ὀξύς ὀξέος ὀξύτερος ὀξυτέρου ὀξύτατος ὀξυτάτου
Adverb ὀξέως ὀξύτερον ὀξύτατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • "καὶ γὰρ αὖ καὶ τόδε οἱ πολλοί μοι λέγουσιν , ὡσ οὐδεὶσ ὀξύτεροσ ἄλλοσ θανάτου τρόποσ τοῦ διὰ πυρόσ· (Lucian, De morte Peregrini, (no name) 9:54)
  • δευτέρῃ διὰ τῶν αὐτῶν, οὐδὲν ἐκοιμᾶτο, πυρετὸσ ὀξύτεροσ. (Hippocrates, Hippocrates Collected Works I, EPIDHMIWN A, 384)
  • Καὶ τῇ κύστι πάθεα ὀξέα ἴκελα τοῖσι νεφροῖσι γίγνεται, φλεγμον αὶ καὶ ἕλκεα καὶ λίθοι καὶ θρόμβων ἐμφράξιεσ, ἐφ’ οἷσι ἰσχουρίη, στραγγουρίη· ἀλλὰ ὀξύτεροσ τῇδε ὁ πόνοσ καὶ ὄλεθροσ ὤκιστοσ · νεῦρον γὰρ πλατὺ ἡ κύστισ. (Aretaeus, The Extant Works of Aretaeus, The Cappadocian., ARETAIOU KAPPADOKOU OCEWN NOUSWN QERAPEUTIKON, 286)
  • ἀνδράσι δεῖγμα, ὡσ ἀκμῆσ πάσησ ὀξύτεροσ τελέθω. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 16, chapter 275 1:2)
  • ἀλλ’ ἤν τισ γριπεύσ με βοηθόον ἢ καλαμευτὴσ φωνήσῃ, πνοιῆσ ἱέμαι ὀξύτεροσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 10, chapter 8 1:1)

Synonyms

  1. sharp

  3. quick

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