ξυλοκόπος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”) +‎ κόπτω (kóptō, “to strike, cut”).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ξῠλοκόπος • (xulokópos) m or f (neuter ξῠλοκόπον); second declension

  1. hewing, felling wood

Declension

Derived terms

  • ξυλοκοπέω (xulokopéō)
  • ξυλοκοπία (xulokopía)

Noun

ξῠλοκόπος • (xulokópos) m (genitive ξῠλοκόπου); second declension

  1. lumberjack, woodcutter, feller
  2. pecking wood, of the woodpecker

Inflection

Descendants

  • → Translingual: Xylocopa

References

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