ξιφιός
See also: ξίφιος
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from the Mediaeval Byzantine Greek ξιφιός[1], Late Hellenistic formξίφιος (xíphios)[2], from the ancient ξιφίας (xiphías).
Pronunciation
Noun
ξιφιός • (xifiós) m (plural ξιφιοί)
- (informal, colloquial) Alternative form of ξιφίας (xifías)
Declension
Declension of ξιφιός
Descendants
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References
- ^ ξιφιός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ “ξίφιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press