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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

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

  • ξυναγαγὼν οὖν τὰσ διφθέρασ, ὑφ̓ αἷσ ἐσκήνουν οἱ στρατιῶται, φορυτοῦ ἐμπλῆσαί ἐκέλευσεν ὡσ ξηροτάτου καὶ καταδῆσαί τε καὶ ξυρράψαι ἀκριβῶσ, τοῦ μὴ ἐσδύεσθαι ἐσ αὐτὰσ τοῦ ὕδατοσ. (Arrian, Anabasis, book 3, chapter 29 4:2)

Synonyms

  1. dry

  2. fasting

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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