ξύστρα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ξύω (xúō, “to shave, to smooth”) +‎ -τρα (-tra).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ξῠ́στρᾱ • (xŭ́strā) f (genitive ξῠ́στρᾱς); first declension

  1. scraper, used after bathing
    Synonym: στλεγγίς (stlengís)
  2. strigil

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ξῠ́στρᾱ; τῆς ξῠ́στρᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ξῠ́στρᾱ
hē xŭ́strā 		τὼ ξῠ́στρᾱ
tṑ xŭ́strā 		αἱ ξῠ́στραι
hai xŭ́strai
Genitive τῆς ξῠ́στρᾱς
tês xŭ́strās 		τοῖν ξῠ́στραιν
toîn xŭ́strain 		τῶν ξῠστρῶν
tôn xŭstrôn
Dative τῇ ξῠ́στρᾳ
têi xŭ́strāi 		τοῖν ξῠ́στραιν
toîn xŭ́strain 		ταῖς ξῠ́στραις
taîs xŭ́strais
Accusative τὴν ξῠ́στρᾱν
tḕn xŭ́strān 		τὼ ξῠ́στρᾱ
tṑ xŭ́strā 		τᾱ̀ς ξῠ́στρᾱς
tā̀s xŭ́strās
Vocative ξῠ́στρᾱ
xŭ́strā 		ξῠ́στρᾱ
xŭ́strā 		ξῠ́στραι
xŭ́strai
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Latin: xystra

References

Greek

Etymology

From ξύνω (xýno), past tense stem ξυσ- + -τρα (-tra). Compare to ξυστρί (xystrí), and Ancient Greek ξύστρα (xústra, “scraper used after bathing”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ξύστρα • (xýstra) f (plural ξύστρες)

  1. pencil sharpener

References

  1. ^ ξύστρα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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