From ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) + -ίον (-íon), or ellipsis of ξηρίον φάρμακον (xēríon phármakon, literally “dry powder medicine”).
ξηρῐ́ον • (xērĭ́on) n (genitive ξηρῐ́ου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| 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 tôi 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 | ||||||||||
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