ξύλο

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon).

Compare Mariupol Greek кси́ла (ksíla), кси́лу (ksílu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈksilo/
• Hyphenation: ξύ‧λο

Noun

ξύλο • (xýlo) n (plural ξύλα)

1. wood (material forming the structure of trees)
2. stick

   ξύλο κανέλας ― xýlo kanélas ― stick of cinnamon

3. (slang) beating, thrashing (physical assault)

   Κάποιος του έδωσε ξύλο.

   Kápoios tou édose xýlo.

   Someone beat him up.

Declension

Declension of ξύλο

	singular	plural
nominative	ξύλο •	ξύλα •
genitive	ξύλου •	ξύλων •
accusative	ξύλο •	ξύλα •
vocative	ξύλο •	ξύλα •

Related terms

• 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

• δάσος n (dásos, “wood, forest”)

Further reading

• 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