ξύλο
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon).
Compare Mariupol Greek кси́ла (ksíla), кси́лу (ksílu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- wood (material forming the structure of trees)
- stick
- ξύλο κανέλας ― xýlo kanélas ― stick of cinnamon
- (slang) beating, thrashing (physical assault)
- Κάποιος του έδωσε ξύλο.
- Kápoios tou édose xýlo.
- Someone beat him up.
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ξύλο (xýlo) | ξύλα (xýla) |
| genitive | ξύλου (xýlou) | ξύλων (xýlon) |
| accusative | ξύλο (xýlo) | ξύλα (xýla) |
| vocative | ξύλο (xýlo) | ξύλα (xýla) |
Related terms
[edit]- επί ξύλου κρεμάμενος (epí xýlou kremámenos, “lit:at the cross (of Christ); totally unaided”)
- κάνω τόπι στο ξύλο (káno tópi sto xýlo, “to beat someone up”)
- μαυρίζω στο ξύλο (mavrízo sto xýlo, “to beat someone up”)
- ξυλάκι n (xyláki, “stick”) (diminutive)
- ξυλεία f (xyleía, “timber”)
- ξύλο κοπής n (xýlo kopís, “chopping board”)
- ξυλόκαρφο n (xylókarfo, “wooden peg”)
- σπάω στο ξύλο (spáo sto xýlo, “to beat someone up”)
See also
[edit]- δάσος n (dásos, “wood, forest”)
Further reading
[edit]- ξύλο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
ξύλο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
