ξύλο

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon).

Noun

ξύλο • (xýlo) n (plural ξύλα)

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

declension of ξύλο

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

Related terms

Terms related to ξύλο

επί ξύλου κρεμάμενος (epí xýlou kremámenos)
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”)

ξυλεία f (xyleía, “timber”)
ξυλόκαρφο n (xylókarfo, “wooden peg”)
ξύλο κοπής n (xýlo kopís, “chopping board”)
σπάω στο ξύλο (spáo sto xýlo, “to beat someone up”)

See also

δάσος n (dásos, “wood, forest”)

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