ξυλόσπογγος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ξῠλο- (xŭlo-) + σπόγγος (spóngos).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ksy.lós.poŋ.ɡos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ksyˈlos.poŋ.ɡos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ksyˈlos.poŋ.ɡos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ksyˈlos.poŋ.ɡos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ksiˈlos.poŋ.ɡos/
Noun
ξῠλόσπογγος • (xŭlóspongos) m (genitive ξῠλόσπογγου, diminutive ξῠλοσπόγγῐον); second declension
- xylospongium (a Greek and Roman utensil consisting of a sea sponge fixed to the end of a wooden stick, typically thought to have been used for anal hygiene or as a toilet brush)
- Synonym: ξῠλοσπόγγῐον (xŭlospóngĭon)
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ ξῠλόσπογγος ho xŭlóspongos |
τὼ ξῠλοσπόγγω tṑ xŭlospóngō |
οἱ ξῠλόσπογγοι hoi xŭlóspongoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ξῠλοσπόγγου toû xŭlospóngou |
τοῖν ξῠλοσπόγγοιν toîn xŭlospóngoin |
τῶν ξῠλοσπόγγων tôn xŭlospóngōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ξῠλοσπόγγῳ tōî xŭlospóngōi |
τοῖν ξῠλοσπόγγοιν toîn xŭlospóngoin |
τοῖς ξῠλοσπόγγοις toîs xŭlospóngois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ξῠλόσπογγον tòn xŭlóspongon |
τὼ ξῠλοσπόγγω tṑ xŭlospóngō |
τοὺς ξῠλοσπόγγους toùs xŭlospóngous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ξῠλόσπογγε xŭlósponge |
ξῠλοσπόγγω xŭlospóngō |
ξῠλόσπογγοι xŭlóspongoi | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- ξυλοσπόγγιον (xulospóngion)
Further reading
- ξυλόσπογγος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette