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|etymtx=Grammatical information: n.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">wine vinegar</b> (IA.).<br />Compounds: Compp., e.g. <b class="b3">ὀξο-πώλης</b> m. <b class="b2">vendor of wine vinegar</b> (Lib., Poll.), <b class="b3">ὀξ-άλμη</b> f. <b class="b2">broth made of ὄ. and ἅλμη</b> (com.; Risch IF 59, 58), <b class="b3">κάτ-οξος</b> <b class="b2">drenched with wine vinegar</b> (Posidipp. Com.).<br />Derivatives: 1. Subst.: Dimin. <b class="b3">ὀξίδιον</b> n. (pap.); <b class="b3">ὀξίς</b>, <b class="b3">-ίδος</b> f. <b class="b2">vinegar flask</b> (com., pap.; Chantraine Form. 343, Mayser Pap. I: 3, 54); <b class="b3">ὀξίνης</b> (<b class="b3">οἶνος</b>) m. <b class="b2">sour wine</b>, also metaph. and as adj. of men [[sour]], [[illtempered]] (Hp., Ar., Thphr.; cf. e.g. <b class="b3">κεγχρίνης</b>, <b class="b3">ἐλαφίνης</b> and Chantraine Form. 203); <b class="b3">ὀξαλίς</b>, <b class="b3">-ίδος</b> f. [[sorrel]], [[Rumex]] (Nic., Ps.-Dsc.; like <b class="b3">φυσαλίς</b> a.o., Chantraine 252) wit <b class="b3">ὀξάλ-ειος</b> [[tartish]] (Apollod. Car.: <b class="b3">*ὄξαλος</b>), <b class="b3">ὀξηλίς</b> f. plantname (Theognost.). 2. Adj.: <b class="b3">ὀξ-ηρός</b> <b class="b2">concerning wine vinegar, acetic</b> (S., Ar., medic.; Chantraine 233), <b class="b3">-ωτός</b> <b class="b2">in salt</b> (Ar. Fr. 130; Ammann <b class="b3">Μνήμης χάριν</b> 1, 18), <b class="b3">-ώδης</b> <b class="b2">wine vinager-like, sour</b> (Gal.), <b class="b3">-ῖτις</b> f. <b class="b2">tasting like wine vinegar</b> (PHolm., Redard 58). 3. Verb <b class="b3">ὀξίζω</b> <b class="b2">to taste or smell like w.</b> (medic.).<br />Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]<br />Etymology: From [[ὀξύς]] (like <b class="b3">ἧδος</b> : <b class="b3">ἡδύς</b>, <b class="b3">εὖρος</b> : <b class="b3">εὑρύς</b> etc.); s. v.