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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

  • ἅπαν γὰρ τὸ λοιπὸν τῆσ ἡμέρασ καὶ τῆσ νυκτὸσ τὸ εἰσ εὐνὴν διεσωσάμην τὴν ἐπὶ τῷ λουτρῷ σχέσιν, καὶ οὔτε τι ξηροτέρου οὔτε ὑγροτέρου τοῦ σώματοσ ᾐσθόμην, οὐ τῆσ θέρμησ ἀνῆκεν οὐδὲν, οὐ προσεγένετο, οὐδ’ αὖ τοιοῦτον ἡ θέρμη ἦν, οἱο͂ν ἄν τῳ καὶ ἀπ’ ἀνθρωπίνησ μηχανῆσ ὑπάρξειεν, ἀλλά τισ ἦν ἀλέα διηνεκὴσ, δύναμιν φέρουσα ἴσην διὰ παντὸσ τοῦ σώματόσ τε καὶ τοῦ χρόνου. (Aristides, Aelius, Orationes, 5:12)

Synonyms

  1. dry

  2. fasting

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