- ὀξύα
- ὀξύα, -ηGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `beech, Fagus silvatica' (Xanth., Thphr.), `spear shaft (made of beechwood), spear' (Archil., E.).Other forms: second. ὀξέα, -εῖα (cf. below).Derivatives: ὀξυ-όεις `made of beechwood' (ἔγχος, δόρυ, II.; Schwyzer 527; hardly with Bechtel Lex. 55, Risch $ 56 e from ὀξύς enlarged), -ϊνος (-έϊνος) `id.' (Thphr., Delos IIIa). On the variation ὀξύα, -η Schwyzer 189; late ὀξέα after ἰτέα, μηλέα a.o.; ὀξεῖα after the adj. Diff. on ὀξέα, -εῖα Kalén Quaest. gramm. gr. 15ff. (w. extensive treatment).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]; PGX [probably a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: With the old IE word for `ash' prob. identical, which also in Alban. got the meaning `beech' (cf. on φηγός). Closest come the Alb., Arm. and Germ. forms: Alb. ah (from *ask- or *osk-), Arm. haçi (from *askii̯o- [osk-?]), Germ., e.g. OWNo. askr, OHG asc (PGm. *aska-, *aski-); the deviating ὀξύη prob. after ὀξύς (diff., improbable, Bq; after Sánchez Ruipérez Emer.15, 67 old metathesis as in ξύν a.o., untenable). The other languages have a deviating stemformation, which may be connected with old heteroclisis: Balt., e.g. Lith. úos-i-s, Slav., e.g. Russ. jás-en-ъ (both IE *ōs-). To the latter fits Lat. ornus, if from *ŏs-en-o- (-in-o-); quite diff. (to ἐρινεός etc.) Cocco Publ. do XXIII Congr. Luso-Espanhol (Coimbra 1957) 8: 5 f. -- Further forms w. lit. in WP. 1, 184f., Pok. 782, W.-Hofmann s. ornus, Vasmer s. ǰásenъ. - The IE character of these words is far from sure, despite the tradition to compare them; their forms are rather unclear. The variation, hardly sufficiently explained by assuming the intervenience of an adj., may point to a Pre-Greek word. - (Not to ἀχερωΐς<<.)}}Page in Frisk: 2,400
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.