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ἀναξυρίδες

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Persian.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἀνᾰξῠρῐ́δες (anaxurídesf pl (genitive ἀνᾰξῠρῐ́δων); third declension

  1. trousers worn by Scythians and Sacae
    • c. 430 BCE, Herodotus, Histories[1], archived from the original on 2023-08-14, 8.37.1:
      [...] αὐτὴν [τὴν χεῖρα] κρύψας ἐν τῇσι ἀναξυρίσι [...]
      [...] autḕn [tḕn kheîra] krúpsas en têisi anaxurísi [...]
      ...having hidden it [his hand] in his pants...
    • c. 370 BCE, Xenophon, Education of Cyrus[2], archived from the original on 2023-08-14, 8.3.13:
      [...] καὶ [ἔχων] περὶ τοῖς σκέλεσιν ἀναξυρίδας ὑσγινοβαφεῖς[...]
      [...] kaì [ékhōn] perì toîs skélesin anaxurídas husginobapheîs[...]
      ... and wearing pants dyed scarlet on his legs...
    • a. 180 CE, Lucian of Samosata, How to Write History[3], archived from the original on 2023-08-14, section 19:
      ἡ [...] Οὐολογέσου ἀναξυρὶς [...]
      hē [...] Ouologésou anaxurìs [...]
      Vologeses' pants...
    • a. 238 CE, Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana[4], archived from the original on 2023-08-14, section 1.25:
      χαίρουσι δὲ τῷ Ὀρφεῖ, τιάραν ἴσως καὶ ἀναξυρίδα τιμῶντες, οὐ γὰρ μουσικήν γε, οὐδὲ ᾠδάς, αἷς ἔθελγεν.
      khaírousi dè tôi Orpheî, tiáran ísōs kaì anaxurída timôntes, ou gàr mousikḗn ge, oudè ōidás, haîs éthelgen.
      And they rejoice about Orpheus, valuing his crown as much as his pants, since they don't value his music, nor the songs with which he cast his charm.

Usage notes

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In Classical Greek the plural form is used even for a single pair of trousers, but Koine Greek uses the singular.

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