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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

  • καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ὁ Θεὸσ τὴν ξηρὰν γῆν καὶ τὰ συστήματα τῶν ὑδάτων ἐκάλεσε θαλάσσασ. καὶ εἶδεν ὁ Θεόσ, ὅτι καλόν. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 1:10)
  • ἐξέτεινε δὲ Μωυσῆσ τὴν χεῖρα ἐπὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ ὑπήγαγε Κύριοσ τὴν θάλασσαν ἐν ἀνέμῳ νότῳ βιαίῳ ὅλην τὴν νύκτα καὶ ἐποίησε τὴν θάλασσαν ξηράν, καὶ ἐσχίσθη τὸ ὕδωρ. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 14:21)
  • ὁ μεταστρέφων τὴν θάλασσαν εἰσ ξηράν, ἐν ποταμῷ διελεύσονται ποδί. ἐκεῖ εὐφρανθησόμεθα ἐπ̓ αὐτῷ, (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 65:6)
  • ὅτι αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἡ θάλασσα, καὶ αὐτὸσ ἐποίησεν αὐτήν, καὶ τὴν ξηρὰν αἱ χεῖρεσ αὐτοῦ ἔπλασαν. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 94:5)
  • ὦ πονηρὸν ἐνθύμημα, πόθεν ἐνεκυλίσθησ καλύψαι τὴν ξηρὰν ἐν δολιότητι̣ (Septuagint, Liber Sirach 37:3)

Synonyms

  1. dry

  2. fasting

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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