ξιφιός
See also: ξίφιος
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Byzantine Greek ξιφιός,[1] Late Hellenistic form ξίφιος (xíphios),[2] from the Ancient Greek ξιφίας (xiphías). Doublet of ξιφίας (xifías).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ξιφιός • (xifiós) m (plural ξιφιοί)
- (informal, colloquial) Alternative form of ξιφίας (xifías)
Declension edit
declension of ξιφιός
Related terms edit
- see: ξίφος n (xífos, “sword”)
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ ξιφιός - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ “ξίφιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Further reading edit
- ξιφιός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el