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
declension of ξύλο
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 - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ξύλο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el