Words that start with the letter X and their Greek translation.
Capital letters is where the word is emphasized (accented). See Accent for more
information.
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Pay attention to the following
before you start reading.
In phonetics where you see:
Capital letters is where the word is accented.
ee or i is pronounced as the ee in word beet.
e as the e in the word bet.
a as the a in the word father.
o as the o in the word only.
ou as the ou in the word Lou.
x as the x in the word fox.
th or th like the th in think.
th or th like the th in this.
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Where you see a " y " or a (red) " g " in the phonetics for that
word, that " g " is
pronounced like the y in yes, or
like the w in wad
| Greek |
Audio |
Phonetics |
English |
| (το) ξένο |
 |
KSE-no |
xenon |
| (η) ξενοφοβία |
|
ksenofo-VI-a |
xenophobia |
| (το) ξηρόδερμα |
|
ksi-RO-therma |
xeroderma |
| (η) ξηρογραφία |
|
ksirogra-FI-a |
xerography |
(η) ακτίνα - Χ
(η) ακτινογραφία |
|
a-KTI-nes - X
aktinogra-FI-a |
X-ray |
| (η) ξυλογραφία |
|
ksilogra-FI-a |
xylograph |
| (ο) ξυλογράφος |
|
ksilo-GRA-fos |
xylographer |
| ξυλογραφικός, -ή, -ό |
|
ksilografi-KOS |
xylographical |
| (η) ξυλογραφική |
|
ksilografi-KI |
xylography |
| (το) ξυλόφωνο |
|
ksi-LO-fono |
xylophone |
Remember; the words that are adjectives they have three genders.
Where you see a word followed by two more endings, is an adjective (or a Participle), therefore
it has three genders. Note, that some Pronouns have three genders also.
For more information please refer to:
Genders (part 1)
Genders (part 2) and
Adjectives
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