ξηρά
Ancient Greek
editPronunciation 1
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ksɛː.rá/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kse̝ˈra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ksiˈra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ksiˈra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ksiˈra/
Adjective
editξηρᾰ́ • (xērá)
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural neuter of ξηρός (xērós)
Pronunciation 2
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ksɛː.rǎː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kse̝ˈra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ksiˈra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ksiˈra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ksiˈra/
Etymology 1
editInflectional form.
Adjective
editξηρᾱ́ • (xērā́)
- nominative/vocative singular feminine of ξηρός (xērós)
- nominative/accusative/vocative dual feminine of ξηρός (xērós)
Etymology 2
editSubstantivised feminine of the adjective ξηρός (xērós), by ellipsis of the noun γῆ (gê).
Noun
editξηρᾱ́ • (xērā́) f (genitive ξηρᾶς); first declension only in singular
- dry land
Inflection
editFurther reading
edit- ξηρά in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- “ξηρά”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Greek
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editLearnedly, from Ancient Greek ξηρά (xērá), by ellipsis of the noun γῆ (gê), "dry land", substantivised feminine of the adjective ξηρός (xērós).
Noun
editξηρά • (xirá) f only in singular
- land (not sea)
Declension
edit ξηρά
case \ number | singular |
---|---|
nominative | ξηρά • |
genitive | ξηράς • |
accusative | ξηρά • |
vocative | ξηρά • |
Synonyms
edit- στεριά f (steriá)
Derived terms
edit- στρατός ξηράς m (stratós xirás)
Etymology 2
editInflectional form, learnedly, from Ancient Greek ξηρά (xērá), feminine adjective of ξηρός (xērós).
Adjective
editξηρά • (xirá)
- (formal) Nominative, accusative and vocative feminine singular form of ξηρός (xirós)., formal or dated variant of of ξηρή (xirí)
- used in set phrases like ξηρά τροφή f (xirá trofí)
Etymology 3
editInflectional form.
Adjective
editξηρά • (xirá)
- Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter plural form of ξηρός (xirós).
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