ξίδι

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek ὀξίδιον (oxídion), from Ancient Greek ὄξος (óxos).

Compare Mariupol Greek ксидъ (ksið).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈksi.ði/

Noun

ξίδι • (xídi) n (plural ξίδια)

1. vinegar

   Synonyms: ξύδι (xýdi), ξείδι (xeídi), όξος (óxos)

Usage notes

• ξύδι (xýdi) is the more commonly found spelling.

Declension

Declension of ξίδι

	singular	plural
nominative	ξίδι (xídi)	ξίδια (xídia)
genitive	ξιδιού (xidioú)	ξιδιών (xidión)
accusative	ξίδι (xídi)	ξίδια (xídia)
vocative	ξίδι (xídi)	ξίδια (xídia)

Derived terms

• βαλσάμικο ξίδι n (valsámiko xídi, “balsamic vinegar”)

Further reading

• ξίδι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• ξίδι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language