ξηρίον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) +‎ -ίον (-íon), or ellipsis of ξηρίον φάρμακον (xēríon phármakon, literally “dry powder medicine”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ξηρῐ́ον • (xērĭ́on) n (genitive ξηρῐ́ου); second declension

  1. a desiccative powder for wounds
    Synonym: ξηράφιον (xēráphion)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ξηρῐ́ον; τοῦ ξηρῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ξηρῐ́ον
tò xērĭ́on 		τὼ ξηρῐ́ω
tṑ xērĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ξηρῐ́ᾰ
tằ xērĭ́ă
Genitive τοῦ ξηρῐ́ου
toû xērĭ́ou 		τοῖν ξηρῐ́οιν
toîn xērĭ́oin 		τῶν ξηρῐ́ων
tôn xērĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ ξηρῐ́ῳ
tōî xērĭ́ōi 		τοῖν ξηρῐ́οιν
toîn xērĭ́oin 		τοῖς ξηρῐ́οις
toîs xērĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ ξηρῐ́ον
tò xērĭ́on 		τὼ ξηρῐ́ω
tṑ xērĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ ξηρῐ́ᾰ
tằ xērĭ́ă
Vocative ξηρῐ́ον
xērĭ́on 		ξηρῐ́ω
xērĭ́ō 		ξηρῐ́ᾰ
xērĭ́ă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Classical Syriac: ܟܣܝܪܝܢ (ksīrīn), ܟܣܪܝܢ (ksirīn), ܟܣܐܪܝܢ (ksērīn)

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