ξύστρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ξύω (xúō, to shave, to smooth) + -τρα (-tra).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ξῠ́στρᾱ • (xústrā) f (genitive ξῠ́στρᾱς); first declension

  1. scraper, used after bathing
    Synonym: στλεγγίς (stlengís)
  2. strigil

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ξύστριον (xústrion)
  • ξυστρίς (xustrís)
  • ξυστροειδής (xustroeidḗs)
  • ξυστροποιός (xustropoiós)
  • ξυστροφύλαξ (xustrophúlax)

Descendants

  • Latin: xystra

References

Greek

Etymology

From ξύνω (xýno), past tense stem ξυσ- + -τρα (-tra). Compare to ξυστρί (xystrí), and Ancient Greek ξύστρα (xústra, scraper used after bathing).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈksi.stra/

Noun

ξύστρα • (xýstra) f (plural ξύστρες)

  1. pencil sharpener

References

  1. ξύστρα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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