ξανθόλευκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ξᾰνθός (xănthós, “yellow”) +‎ λευκός (leukós, “white”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ksan.tʰó.leu̯.kos/ → /ksanˈθo.leɸ.kos/ → /ksanˈθo.lef.kos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ksan.tʰó.leu̯.kos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ksanˈtʰo.lew.kos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ksanˈθo.leɸ.kos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ksanˈθo.lef.kos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ksanˈθo.lef.kos/

Adjective

ξᾰνθόλευκος • (xănthóleukos) m or f (neuter ξᾰνθόλευκον); second declension

1. pale yellow

Inflection

Second declension of ξᾰνθόλευκος; ξᾰνθόλευκον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ξᾰνθόλευκος xănthóleukos	ξᾰνθόλευκον xănthóleukon		ξᾰνθολεύκω xăntholeúkō	ξᾰνθολεύκω xăntholeúkō		ξᾰνθόλευκοι xănthóleukoi	ξᾰνθόλευκᾰ xănthóleukă
Genitive		ξᾰνθολεύκου xăntholeúkou	ξᾰνθολεύκου xăntholeúkou		ξᾰνθολεύκοιν xăntholeúkoin	ξᾰνθολεύκοιν xăntholeúkoin		ξᾰνθολεύκων xăntholeúkōn	ξᾰνθολεύκων xăntholeúkōn
Dative		ξᾰνθολεύκῳ xăntholeúkōi	ξᾰνθολεύκῳ xăntholeúkōi		ξᾰνθολεύκοιν xăntholeúkoin	ξᾰνθολεύκοιν xăntholeúkoin		ξᾰνθολεύκοις xăntholeúkois	ξᾰνθολεύκοις xăntholeúkois
Accusative		ξᾰνθόλευκον xănthóleukon	ξᾰνθόλευκον xănthóleukon		ξᾰνθολεύκω xăntholeúkō	ξᾰνθολεύκω xăntholeúkō		ξᾰνθολεύκους xăntholeúkous	ξᾰνθόλευκᾰ xănthóleukă
Vocative		ξᾰνθόλευκε xănthóleuke	ξᾰνθόλευκον xănthóleukon		ξᾰνθολεύκω xăntholeúkō	ξᾰνθολεύκω xăntholeúkō		ξᾰνθόλευκοι xănthóleukoi	ξᾰνθόλευκᾰ xănthóleukă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ξᾰνθολεύκως xăntholeúkōs			ξᾰνθολευκότερος xăntholeukóteros			ξᾰνθολευκότᾰτος xăntholeukótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ξανθόλευκος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press