ψέμα
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Byzantine Greek ψέμα (pséma), from Hellenistic Koine Greek ψεῦμα (pseûma)[1] with simplification [vm] > [m]. The expected double [mm] (ψέμμα) has not been written in mediaeval times because the simplification happened after the period when double consonants were pronounced -as in ῥεῦμα (rheûma) > ρέμα (réma).[2] From Ancient Greek ψεῦσμα (pseûsma), a derivative of Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) with suffix -μα (-ma).
Cognate with Mariupol Greek псе́мма (psjémma).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ψέμα • (pséma) n (plural ψέματα)
Declension edit
declension of ψέμα
Derived terms edit
expressions:
- αθώο ψέμα n (athóo pséma)
- κακά τα ψέματα (kaká ta psémata)
- λευκό ψέμα n (lefkó pséma, “white lie”)
- λέω ψέματα (léo psémata, “I tell lies”)
- με τα ψέματα (me ta psémata)
- πες το ψέματα (pes to psémata)
- στα ψέματα (sta psémata, “pretending”)
- χοντρό ψέμα n (chontró pséma, “literally: a 'fat' lie, a big lie”)
Related terms edit
- for stem ψευδο- (psevdo-) see ψεύδομαι (psévdomai, “I lie”)
- for stem ψευτο- (psefto-) see ψεύτης m (pséftis, “liar”)
References edit
- ^ ψέμα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ ψέμα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
Further reading edit
ψέμα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
