χερσαῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χέρσος (khérsos, dry land) + -αῖος (-aîos, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

χερσαῖος (khersaîos) m (feminine χερσαίᾱ, neuter χερσαῖον); first/second declension
χερσαῖος (khersaîos) m or f (neuter χερσαῖον); second declension

  1. from or of dry land, living or found on dry land
    1. (of landsmen)
    2. inland
    3. (of voyages) traveling by land
    4. (military, of ground forces)

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Antonyms

Noun

χερσαῖος (khersaîos) f (genitive χερσαίου); second declension

  1. (geography) peninsula
    • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Lycophron, Collected Works 534
    Synonym: χερσόνησος (khersónēsos)

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