ξιφιός

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See also: ξίφιος

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from the Mediaeval Byzantine Greek ξιφιός[1], Late Hellenistic formξίφιος (xíphios)[2], from the ancient ξιφίας (xiphías).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ksiˈfços/
  • Hyphenation: ξι‧φιός

Noun

ξιφιός • (xifiós) m (plural ξιφιοί)

  1. (informal, colloquial) Alternative form of ξιφίας (xifías)

Declension

Declension of ξιφιός
singular plural
nominative ξιφιός • ξιφιοί •
genitive ξιφιού • ξιφιών •
accusative ξιφιό • ξιφιούς •
vocative ξιφιέ • ξιφιοί •

Descendants

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References

  1. ^ ξιφιός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ “ξίφιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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