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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek ξερός (xerós), from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós), with shift -ηρ- (-ēr-) > -ερ- (-er-).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ξερός (xerósm (feminine ξερή, neuter ξερό)

  1. dry, dried, arid
    το κλίμα είναι πολύ ξερό
    to klíma eínai polý xeró
    the climate is very dry
    ξερό δαμάσκηνοxeró damáskinoprune, dried plum
  2. dry, not sweet
    ξερό κρασίxeró krasídry wine
  3. dry, laconic, perfunctory
    μου είπε ένα ξερό ‹καλημέρα›
    mou eípe éna xeró ‹kaliméra›
    I said a dry ‘good morning’
  4. (figuratively) incapacitated, unconscious
  5. (figuratively) dead

Usage notes

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  • Alternative form cannot be used in figurative senses

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ ξερός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language