Oxford

See also: oxford

English

Etymology

From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox ‎ ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ŏks'fəd, IPA^(key): /ˈɒksfəd/
• (Received Pronunciation, dated) enPR: ôks'fəd, IPA^(key): /ˈɔːksfəd/

• Audio (UK):

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• (General American, Canada) enPR: äks'fərd, IPA^(key): /ˈɑksfɚd/

• Audio (Canada):

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• Homophone: oxford

Proper noun

Oxford

1. A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.
2. Ellipsis of University of Oxford.
3. An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.
4. A number of other places in the United Kingdom:
   1. A hamlet in Northumberland.
   2. A district of Tunstall, Staffordshire.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Alabama.
   2. A city in Arkansas.
   3. An unincorporated community in Colorado.
   4. A town in Connecticut; named for the city in England.
   5. An unincorporated community in Florida.
   6. A city in Georgia, United States; named for the university.
   7. A city in Idaho.
   8. A town in Indiana.
   9. A city in Iowa; named for its township, itself named for the town in New York.
   10. A city in Kansas.
   11. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
   12. A town in Maine; named for the city in England.
   13. A town in Maryland.
   14. A town in Massachusetts.
   15. A village in Michigan.
   16. A city, the county seat of Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for the city in England.
   17. A village in Furnas County and Harlan County, Nebraska.
   18. A census-designated place in New Jersey.
   19. A town and village in New York; named for the town in Massachusetts.
   20. A town, the county seat of Granville County, North Carolina.
   21. A city in Ohio.
   22. A borough of Pennsylvania.
   23. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
   24. A town and village in Wisconsin.
   25. A number of townships, listed under Oxford Township.
6. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
7. A town in Nova Scotia.

   Synonym: Head of the Tide (historical)

8. A settlement on Saint Croix, in the United States Virgin Islands.
9. A town in Canterbury, New Zealand.

Derived terms

• Lower Oxford
• Oxbridge
• Oxford comma
• Oxford County
• Oxford Grouper
• Oxford ivy
• Oxford pillowcase
• Oxfordshire
• Oxford shoe

 

Translations

city

• Abkhaz: Оқсфорд (Oksford)
• Albanian: Oksford
• Amharic: ኦክስፎርድ (ʾoksəford)
• Arabic: أُكْسْفُورْد m (ʔuksfūrd)

  Egyptian Arabic: اوكسفورد (ōksfōrd)

• Armenian: Օքսֆորդ (Ōkʻsford)
• Azerbaijani: Oksford
• Basque: Oxford
• Belarusian: Оксфард (Óksfard)
• Bengali: অক্সফোর্ড (bn) (okśophōrḍo)
• Bulgarian: О́ксфорд m (Óksford)
• Burmese: အောက်စ်ဖို့ (aukchpui.), အောက်စ်ဖို့ဒ် (aukchpuid.)
• Catalan: Oxford
• Chechen: Оксфорд (Oksford)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 牛津 (ngau⁴ zeon¹)

  Mandarin: 牛津 (zh) (Niújīn)

• Cornish: Rysoghen
• Czech: Oxford (cs) m
• Danish: Oxford c
• Dutch: Oxford (nl), Ossenvoord m
• Esperanto: Oksfordo
• Estonian: Oxford
• Finnish: Oxford (fi)
• French: Oxford (fr)
• Galician: Oxford f
• Georgian: ოქსფორდი (ka) (okspordi)
• German: Oxford (de), Ochsenfurt (de)
• Greek: Οξφόρδη (el) (Oxfórdi)

  Ancient: Ὀξωνία f (Oxōnía), Ὀξώνιον n (Oxṓnion)

• Hebrew: אוקספורד
• Hindi: ऑक्सफ़ोर्ड (ŏksaforḍ)
• Hungarian: Oxford (hu)
• Irish: Áth na nDamh
• Italian: Oxford (it) f, Osfordia f
• Japanese: オックスフォード (ja) (Okkusufōdo)
• Kannada: ಆಕ್ಸ್ಫರ್ಡ್ (ākspharḍ)
• Karakalpak: Oksford
• Kazakh: Оксфорд (Oksford)
• Korean: 옥스포드 (Okseupodeu)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ئۆکسفۆڕد (okisforrd)

• Kyrgyz: Оксфорд (Oksford)
• Lao: ອັອກຟອດ (ʼǫk fǭt)
• Latin: Oxfordia, Oxōnia, Oxōnium
• Latvian: Oksforda f
• Lithuanian: Oksfordas m
• Lü: ᦀᦸᧅᦝᦸᧆ (˙ʼoakfoad)
• Macedonian: Оксфорд m (Oksford)
• Manx: Aah yn Ollee f
• Marathi: ऑक्सफर्ड (ŏksapharḍa)
• Mazanderani: آکسفورد
• Northern Thai: ᩋᩬᩢᨠᨼᩬᨯ
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Oxford m

  Nynorsk: Oxford m

• Old English: Oxnaford
• Persian: آکسفورد (fa)
• Polish: Oksford (pl) m, Oxford (pl) m
• Portuguese: Oxford f, Oxónia f (Portugal), Oxônia (Brazil)
• Punjabi: ਆਕਸਫ਼ੋਰਡ (ākasforaḍ)
• Romanian: Oxford n
• Russian: О́ксфорд (ru) m (Óksford)
• Scottish Gaelic: Àth nan Damh
• Serbo-Croatian: Оксфорд, Oxford
• Shan: ဢွၵ်ၾွတ် (ʼǎuk fǎut)
• Sinhalese: ඔක්ස්ෆෝර්ඩ් (oksfōrḍ)
• Slovak: Oxford m
• Slovene: Oxford m
• Spanish: Oxford (es)
• Swedish: Oxford (sv) c
• Tajik: Оксфорд (Oksford)
• Tamil: ஆக்சுபோர்டு (ākcupōrṭu)
• Tatar: Оксфорд (Oqsford)
• Telugu: ఆక్స్ఫర్డ్ (ākspharḍ)
• Thai: อ็อกฟอร์ด (ókfôt)
• Turkish: Oxford
• Ukrainian: Оксфорд m (Oksford)
• Urdu: آکسفورڈ (āks‌forḍ)
• Uyghur: Oksford
• Veps: Oksford
• Welsh: Rhydychen (cy) f
• Yiddish: אָקספֿאָרד (oksford)

Noun

An Oxford shoe

Oxford (plural Oxfords)

2. A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.

   Synonyms: balmoral, Oxford shoe

   Alternative form: oxford

   • 1908, O. Henry, A Tempered Wind:

     We had to have a young lady assistant to help us work this graft; and I asked Buck if he knew of one to fill the bill.
     "One," says I, "that is cool and wise and strictly business from her pompadour to her Oxfords. No ex-toe-dancers or gum-chewers or crayon portrait canvassers for this."

3. (usually attributive) A type of basket weave cotton fabric used for clothing.

   Alternative form: oxford

   • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 148:

     I was amazed at the sight of such a medley of things. The newest shapes in straw hats were lying side by side with camp ovens and frying-pans, while flannel and Oxford shirts, together with wideawake felt hats, vests, collars, and ties, kept company with boxes of tea, bags of flour, and ready-tapped barrels of whiskey, rum, and gin.

4. (now chiefly Australia, now rare) Ellipsis of Oxford scholar.
5. A dictionary published by Oxford University Press, especially the Oxford English Dictionary.
6. Ellipsis of Oxford shirt.

   Alternative form: oxford

7. (UK) Ellipsis of Oxford marmalade.

Derived terms

• saddle oxford

Translations

type of shoe — see Oxford shoe

dictionary

• Finnish: Oxfordin sanakirja
• Marathi: ऑक्सफर्ड m (ŏksapharḍa)

See also

• Cambridge

References

• “Oxford, n. and adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2022.

Catalan

Proper noun

Oxford m

1. Oxford (a city in England)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Oxford.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoksford/, [ˈo̞ks̠fo̞rd]
• Rhymes: -oksford

Proper noun

Oxford

1. Oxford (any of the various localities or the Oxford University)

   Tyttäreni opiskelee Oxfordissa.

   My daughter is studying in Oxford.

Declension

Inflection of Oxford (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Oxford	—
genitive		Oxfordin	—
partitive		Oxfordia	—
illative		Oxfordiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Oxford	—
accusative	nom.	Oxford	—
	gen.	Oxfordin
genitive		Oxfordin	—
partitive		Oxfordia	—
inessive		Oxfordissa	—
elative		Oxfordista	—
illative		Oxfordiin	—
adessive		Oxfordilla	—
ablative		Oxfordilta	—
allative		Oxfordille	—
essive		Oxfordina	—
translative		Oxfordiksi	—
abessive		Oxforditta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Oxford (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oxfordini — accusative nom. Oxfordini — gen. Oxfordini genitive Oxfordini — partitive Oxfordiani — inessive Oxfordissani — elative Oxfordistani — illative Oxfordiini — adessive Oxfordillani — ablative Oxfordiltani — allative Oxfordilleni — essive Oxfordinani — translative Oxfordikseni — abessive Oxfordittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oxfordisi — accusative nom. Oxfordisi — gen. Oxfordisi genitive Oxfordisi — partitive Oxfordiasi — inessive Oxfordissasi — elative Oxfordistasi — illative Oxfordiisi — adessive Oxfordillasi — ablative Oxfordiltasi — allative Oxfordillesi — essive Oxfordinasi — translative Oxfordiksesi — abessive Oxfordittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oxfordimme — accusative nom. Oxfordimme — gen. Oxfordimme genitive Oxfordimme — partitive Oxfordiamme — inessive Oxfordissamme — elative Oxfordistamme — illative Oxfordiimme — adessive Oxfordillamme — ablative Oxfordiltamme — allative Oxfordillemme — essive Oxfordinamme — translative Oxfordiksemme — abessive Oxfordittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oxfordinne — accusative nom. Oxfordinne — gen. Oxfordinne genitive Oxfordinne — partitive Oxfordianne — inessive Oxfordissanne — elative Oxfordistanne — illative Oxfordiinne — adessive Oxfordillanne — ablative Oxfordiltanne — allative Oxfordillenne — essive Oxfordinanne — translative Oxfordiksenne — abessive Oxfordittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Oxfordinsa — accusative nom. Oxfordinsa — gen. Oxfordinsa genitive Oxfordinsa — partitive Oxfordiaan Oxfordiansa — inessive Oxfordissaan Oxfordissansa — elative Oxfordistaan Oxfordistansa — illative Oxfordiinsa — adessive Oxfordillaan Oxfordillansa — ablative Oxfordiltaan Oxfordiltansa — allative Oxfordilleen Oxfordillensa — essive Oxfordinaan Oxfordinansa — translative Oxfordikseen Oxfordiksensa — abessive Oxfordittaan Oxfordittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• oxfordilainen

 

Polish

Oxford

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Oxford, from Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔks.fɔrt/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔksfɔrt
• Syllabification: Ox‧ford
• Homophones: oksford, Oksford, oxford

Proper noun

Oxford m inan

1. Oxford (a city in Oxfordshire, England)

   Synonym: Oksford

2. Ellipsis of Uniwersytet Oksfordzki.

   Synonym: Oksford

3. Oxford (a number of other places in the United Kingdom)

   Synonym: Oksford

4. Oxford (a number of other places in the United States)

   Synonym: Oksford

Declension

Declension of Oxford

	singular
nominative	Oxford
genitive	Oxfordu
dative	Oxfordowi
accusative	Oxford
instrumental	Oxfordem
locative	Oxfordzie
vocative	Oxfordzie

Further reading

• Oxford in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Oxford.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɔksˈfɔɾ.dɨ/ [ˌɔksˈfɔɾ.ðɨ]

Proper noun

Oxford

1. Oxford (a city in England)

   Synonyms: Oxónia, Oxônia

2. Oxford (university)