γαμψῶνυξ

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COMPOUND: γαμψῶνυξ, -υχος
CATEGORIZATION: A [A+N]
MEANING: ‘with crooked talons’
ETYMOLOGY: noun root γαμψ- (γαμψός) ‘curved, crooked’ + ὄνυξ ‘talon, claw’
OCCURRENCE: Il. XVI, 428; Od. XVI, 217; XXII, 302.
CASE/GENDER/NUMBER nom. m. (target gender) pl.
HEADEDNESS: exocentric
CLASSIFICATION: attributive – bahuvrῑhi
NOTES: vowel lengthening -ο- > -ω- in compounding