ξυπόλυτος

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἐξυπόλυτος (exupólutos), from Koine Greek ἐξυπολύω (exupolúō), from ἐξ (ex, out of) + ὑπό (hupó, under) + λύω (lúō, to loosen, to untie).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ksiˈpolitos/
  • Hyphenation: ξυ‧πό‧λυ‧τος

Adjective

ξυπόλυτος (xypólytos) m (feminine ξυπόλυτη, neuter ξυπόλυτο)

  1. barefoot, barefooted, shoeless (not wearing shoes)
    Μη μπαίνεις στο υπόγειο ξυπόλυτος, έχει σπασμένο γυαλί!Mi baíneis sto ypógeio xypólytos, échei spasméno gyalí!Don't go into the basement barefoot, there's broken glass!
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) dirt-poor, destitute (in extreme poverty)
    Τι πας και παντρεύεσαι αυτόν τον ξυπόλυτο;Ti pas kai pantrévesai aftón ton xypólyto?What are you marrying that dirt-poor man for?

Declension

Synonyms

  • (barefoot, shoeless): ανυπόδητος (anypóditos), απαπούτσωτος (apapoútsotos), ξεκάλτσωτος (xekáltsotos)
  • (dirt-poor, destitute): πάμπτωχος (pámptochos), θεόφτωχος (theóftochos)

Derived terms

  • ξυπολιέμαι (xypoliémai, to take off one's shoes)
  • ξυπολυσιά f (xypolysiá, shoelessness, barefootedness)
  • ξυπόλυτος στ' αγκάθια (xypólytos st' agkáthia, unprepared) (literally: "barefoot into the thorns")
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