ξύλο
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon).
Compare Mariupol Greek кси́ла (ksíla), кси́лу (ksílu).
Pronunciation
Noun
- wood (material forming the structure of trees)
- stick
- ξύλο κανέλας ― xýlo kanélas ― stick of cinnamon
- (slang) beating, thrashing (physical assault)
- Κάποιος του έδωσε ξύλο.
- Kápoios tou édose xýlo.
- Someone beat him up.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ξύλο (xýlo) | ξύλα (xýla) |
| genitive | ξύλου (xýlou) | ξύλων (xýlon) |
| accusative | ξύλο (xýlo) | ξύλα (xýla) |
| vocative | ξύλο (xýlo) | ξύλα (xýla) |
Related terms
- επί ξύλου κρεμάμενος (epí xýlou kremámenos, “lit:at the cross (of Christ); totally unaided”)
- κάνω τόπι στο ξύλο (káno tópi sto xýlo, “to beat someone up”)
- μαυρίζω στο ξύλο (mavrízo sto xýlo, “to beat someone up”)
- ξυλάκι n (xyláki, “stick”) (diminutive)
- ξυλεία f (xyleía, “timber”)
- ξύλο κοπής n (xýlo kopís, “chopping board”)
- ξυλόκαρφο n (xylókarfo, “wooden peg”)
- σπάω στο ξύλο (spáo sto xýlo, “to beat someone up”)
See also
- δάσος n (dásos, “wood, forest”)
Further reading
- ξύλο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
ξύλο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
