ὀξύμωρος
Ancient Greek
adj-2nd
Definitions
- pointedly foolish; oxymoronic
Etymology
Compound from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (sharp, keen, pointed, swift, pointy, acidic) + Ancient Greek μωρός (dull, foolish, slow, stupid).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μωρός
Gloss
dull, foolish, slow, stupid
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acetic English
- acicular English
- acid English
- acne English
- acrimonious English
- acrimony English
- acrobat English
- acrylic English
- exacerbate English
- moron English
- oxide English
- oxy- English
- oxymoron English
- oxytocin English
- acer Latin
- acerbātus Latin
- acervus Latin
- acetum Latin
- acia Latin
- acies Latin
- aciēs Latin
- acumen Latin
- acuo Latin
- acus Latin
- acuō Latin
- acūmen Latin
- acūta Latin
- acūtus Latin
- exacum Latin
- mediocris Latin
- mediocritās Latin
- morio Latin
- morus Latin
- occa Latin
- oxymorus Latin
- oxymōrum Latin
- oxymōrus Latin
- oxysporus Latin
- oxytropis Latin
- ācris Latin
- acciaiare Italian
- acciaiatura Italian
- acciaiolo Italian
- cacume Italian
- cacuminale Italian
- ossi- Italian
- acerbité French
- moron French
- oxygène French
- μωρός Ancient Greek
- παρακονάω Ancient Greek
- παροξυσμός Ancient Greek
- ἀκή Ancient Greek
- ἀκίς Ancient Greek
- ἀκακία Ancient Greek
- ἀκαχμένος Ancient Greek
- ἀκμή Ancient Greek
- ἀκτή Ancient Greek
- ἀκωκή Ancient Greek
- ἀκόνη Ancient Greek
- ἄκαινα Ancient Greek
- ἄκρον Ancient Greek
- ἄκρος Ancient Greek
- ἄστυ Ancient Greek
- ὀξυλάπαθον Ancient Greek
- ὀξυόεις Ancient Greek
- ὀξύβαφον Ancient Greek
- ὀξύγαλα Ancient Greek
- ὀξύγαρον Ancient Greek
- ὀξύρρυγχος Ancient Greek
- ὀξύς Ancient Greek
- ὀξύσχοινος Ancient Greek
- *aḱanā Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂egʷs-ih₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ-l- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ-l-, *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱmoros Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱst- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱstis Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱus Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂oḱetis Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱmō Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱru Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂éḱru, *aḱr(u) Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂óḱris Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂ḱrós Proto-Indo-European
- oxigénio Portuguese
- *agjō Proto-Germanic
- *ahaz Proto-Germanic
- *ahsą Proto-Germanic
- *akwisī Proto-Germanic
- *burzô Proto-Germanic
- ateggjan Old Norse
- eggjan Old Norse
- áeggjan Old Norse
- ǫgr Old Norse
- *ostrъ Proto-Slavic
- *osьla̋ Proto-Slavic
- aguillete Old French
- oksimoro Esperanto
- oxiür Catalan, Valencian
- μωρό Greek (modern)
- μωρός Greek (modern)
- oxycoccos Translingual
- ašs Latvian
- кислород Bulgarian
- aiguillette Middle French
- חמצן Hebrew (modern)
- кислород Macedonian
- aghborre Old Swedish
- *akēō Proto-Italic
- *(a)tsāna Proto-Albanian
- *akˢka Proto-Albanian
- *atˢa Proto-Albanian
- *aϑ- Proto-Albanian
- *akstis Proto-Balto-Slavic
- akwam Tocharian B
- akwatse Tocharian B
- āk Tocharian B
- āka Tocharian B
- āśce Tocharian B
- 𒄀𒈾 Sumerian
- ბორო Mingrelian
- *aśras bat-pro