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ξηρός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ξηρός ξηρά̄ ξηρόν

Structure: ξηρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. dry
  2. The effects of being without water: parched, withered
  3. By extension: shrunken, paralyzed, lean
  4. (voice) rough, hoarse
  5. fasting

Declension

First/Second declension
Masculine Feminine Neuter
SingularNominative ξηρός ξηρᾱ́ ξηρόν
Genitive ξηροῦ ξηρᾶς ξηροῦ
Dative ξηρῷ ξηρᾷ ξηρῷ
Accusative ξηρόν ξηρᾱ́ν ξηρόν
Vocative ξηρέ ξηρᾱ́ ξηρόν
DualN/A/V ξηρώ ξηρᾱ́ ξηρώ
G/D ξηροῖν ξηραῖν ξηροῖν
PluralNominative ξηροί ξηραί ξηρά
Genitive ξηρῶν ξηρῶν ξηρῶν
Dative ξηροῖς ξηραῖς ξηροῖς
Accusative ξηρούς ξηρᾱ́ς ξηρά
Vocative ξηροί ξηραί ξηρά
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective ξηρός ξηροῦ ξηρότερος ξηροτεροῦ ξηρότατος ξηροτατοῦ
Adverb ξηρώς ξηρότερον ξηρότατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • τροφῆσ κατακρατεῖν ἡ δ’ οὐ φέρει τὸ πολὺ καὶ κατακλύζον, ἢ πυκνὸσ ὢν ὁ πυρὸσ καὶ ξυλώδησ φύεται βέλτιον ἐν ὑγρῷ μαλαττόμενοσ καὶ χυλούμενοσ, τῇ δὲ κριθῇ διὰ μανότητα σύμφορον ἐν ἀρχῇ τὸ ξηρότερον, ἢ διὰ θερμότητα σύμμετροσ καὶ ἀβλαβὴσ; (Plutarch, Quaestiones Naturales, chapter 16 1:1)
  • περιεχόμενα ἀκανθώδεσι προβαινούσησ δὲ τῆσ ἡλικίασ ἀποβαίνειν ἐπὶ τὸ ξηρότερον καὶ περιρρηγνυμένου τοῦ φλοιοῦ ἐπ’ ὀλίγον χρόνον μεταβιῶναι. (Pseudo-Plutarch, Placita Philosophorum, book 5, chapter 19 3:2)
  • ἀποδημίη ἐσ θερμότερον ἀπὸ ψυχρῶν, καὶ ἀπὸ ὑγρῶν ἐσ ξηρότερον. (Aretaeus, The Extant Works of Aretaeus, The Cappadocian., ARETAIOU KAPPADOKOU XRONIWN NOUSWN QERAPEUTIKON, 66)
  • Περὶ δὲ τῆσ ἐπιδόσιοσ ἐσ πλῆθοσ τοῦ Ῥοφήματοσ, ἢν μὲν ξηρότερον ᾖ τὸ νούσημα ἢ ὡσ ἄν τισ οἰοίτο, οὐ χρὴ ἐπὶ πλέον διδόναι, ἀλλὰ προπίνειν πρὸ τοῦ Ῥοφήματοσ ἢ μελίκρητον, ἢ οἶνον, ὁκότερον ἂν ἁρμόζῃ‧ τὸ δ’ ἁρμόζον ἐφ’ ἑκάστοισι τῶν τρόπων εἰρήσεται. (Hippocrates, Oeuvres Completes D'Hippocrate., , 4.6)
  • Ξυμφέρει δὲ μετὰ τὴν τοῦ αἵματοσ ἀποῤῬοὴν ἐπὶ τῶν τοιούτων ἑλκέων καὶ σπόγγον ἐπιδεῖν πυκνὸν καὶ μαλθακὸν, τετμημένον, ξηρότερον ἢ ὑγρότερον, καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ σπόγγῳ ἄνωθεν φύλλα συχνὰ τίθεσθαι. (Hippocrates, Oeuvres Completes D'Hippocrate., , 2.3)

Synonyms

  1. dry

  2. fasting

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