ξηράφιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Diminutive from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) +‎ -ῐ́ον (-ĭ́on), ellipsis of ξηρίον φάρμακον (xēríon phármakon, literally “dry powder medicine”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ξηρᾰ́φῐον • (xērắphĭon) n (genitive ξηρᾰφῐ́ου); second declension

  1. a desiccative powder for wounds
    Synonym: ξηρίον (xēríon)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ξηρᾰ́φῐον; τοῦ ξηρᾰφῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ξηρᾰ́φῐον
tò xērắphĭon 		τὼ ξηρᾰφῐ́ω
tṑ xērăphĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ξηρᾰ́φῐᾰ
tằ xērắphĭă
Genitive τοῦ ξηρᾰφῐ́ου
toû xērăphĭ́ou 		τοῖν ξηρᾰφῐ́οιν
toîn xērăphĭ́oin 		τῶν ξηρᾰφῐ́ων
tôn xērăphĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ ξηρᾰφῐ́ῳ
tōî xērăphĭ́ōi 		τοῖν ξηρᾰφῐ́οιν
toîn xērăphĭ́oin 		τοῖς ξηρᾰφῐ́οις
toîs xērăphĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ ξηρᾰ́φῐον
tò xērắphĭon 		τὼ ξηρᾰφῐ́ω
tṑ xērăphĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ξηρᾰ́φῐᾰ
tằ xērắphĭă
Vocative ξηρᾰ́φῐον
xērắphĭon 		ξηρᾰφῐ́ω
xērăphĭ́ō 		ξηρᾰ́φῐᾰ
xērắphĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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