ξηρά

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation 1

 

• IPA^(key): /ksɛː.rá/ → /ksiˈra/ → /ksiˈra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ksɛː.rá/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kse̝ˈra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ksiˈra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ksiˈra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ksiˈra/

Adjective

ξηρᾰ́ • (xērắ)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural neuter of ξηρός (xērós)

Pronunciation 2

 

• IPA^(key): /ksɛː.rǎː/ → /ksiˈra/ → /ksiˈra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ksɛː.rǎː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kse̝ˈra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ksiˈra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ksiˈra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ksiˈra/

Etymology 1

Inflectional form.

Adjective

ξηρᾱ́ • (xērā́)

1. nominative/vocative singular feminine of ξηρός (xērós)
2. nominative/accusative/vocative dual feminine of ξηρός (xērós)

Etymology 2

Substantivised feminine of the adjective ξηρός (xērós), by ellipsis of the noun γῆ (gê).

Noun

ξηρᾱ́ • (xērā́) f (genitive ξηρᾶς); first declension only in singular

1. dry land

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ξηρᾱ́; τῆς ξηρᾶς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ ξηρᾱ́ hē xērā́
Genitive	τῆς ξηρᾶς tês xērâs
Dative	τῇ ξηρᾷ têi xērâi
Accusative	τὴν ξηρᾱ́ν tḕn xērā́n
Vocative	ξηρᾱ́ xērā́
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• ξηρά in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “ξηρά”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ksiˈɾa/
• Hyphenation: ξη‧ρά

Etymology 1

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ξηρά (xērá), by ellipsis of the noun γῆ (gê), "dry land", substantivised feminine of the adjective ξηρός (xērós).

Noun

ξηρά • (xirá) f only in singular

1. land (not sea)

Declension

Declension of ξηρά

	singular
nominative	ξηρά (xirá)
genitive	ξηράς (xirás)
accusative	ξηρά (xirá)
vocative	ξηρά (xirá)

Synonyms

• στεριά f (steriá)

Derived terms

• στρατός ξηράς m (stratós xirás)

Etymology 2

Inflectional form, learnedly, from Ancient Greek ξηρά (xērá), feminine adjective of ξηρός (xērós).

Adjective

ξηρά • (xirá)

1. (formal) nominative/accusative/vocative feminine singular of ξηρός (xirós), formal or dated variant of of ξηρή (xirí)

   used in set phrases like ξηρά τροφή f (xirá trofí)

Etymology 3

Inflectional form.

Adjective

ξηρά • (xirá)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of ξηρός (xirós)