noun · neutersecond declension
xylon
xylon n (genitive xylī)
Meaning
- neutercotton (plant)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | xylon | xyla |
| genitive | xylī | xylōrum |
| dative | xylō | xylīs |
| accusative | xylon | xyla |
| ablative | xylō | xylīs |
| vocative | xylon | xyla |
xўlon, i, n., = ξύλον (wood;
I.
in partic.), the cotton-tree, Plin. 19, 1, 2, § 14.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *kes-der. Proto-Indo-European *ksewlo-der.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon)bor. Latin xylon Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon).