οξύ

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”).

Noun

οξύ • (oxý) n (plural οξέα)

(chemistry) acid

Declension

declension of οξύ

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	οξύ •	οξέα •
genitive	οξέος •	οξέων •
accusative	οξύ •	οξέα •
vocative	οξύ •	οξέα •

Derived terms

αμινοξύ n (aminoxý, “amino acid”)
καρβονικό οξύ n (karvonikó oxý, “carboxylic acid”)
κιτρικό οξύ n (kitrikó oxý, “citric acid”)
λυσεργικό οξύ n (lysergikó oxý, “lysergic acid”)
οξύαυλος m (oxýavlos, “oboe”)
οξύς (oxýs, “sharp, pointed”)

See also

ξινός (xinós, “acid, sour”)

Further reading

οξύ on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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