From ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) + -ίον (-íon), or ellipsis of ξηρίον φάρμακον (xēríon phármakon, literally “dry powder medicine”).
ξηρῐ́ον • (xēríon) n (genitive ξηρῐ́ου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ ξηρῐ́ον tò xēríon |
τὼ ξηρῐ́ω tṑ xēríō |
τᾰ̀ ξηρῐ́ᾰ tà xēría | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ξηρῐ́ου toû xēríou |
τοῖν ξηρῐ́οιν toîn xēríoin |
τῶν ξηρῐ́ων tôn xēríōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ξηρῐ́ῳ tôi xēríōi |
τοῖν ξηρῐ́οιν toîn xēríoin |
τοῖς ξηρῐ́οις toîs xēríois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ ξηρῐ́ον tò xēríon |
τὼ ξηρῐ́ω tṑ xēríō |
τᾰ̀ ξηρῐ́ᾰ tà xēría | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ξηρῐ́ον xēríon |
ξηρῐ́ω xēríō |
ξηρῐ́ᾰ xēría | ||||||||||
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