See also: ψηλός

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

Pre-Greek.[1]

Pronunciation edit

 

Adjective edit

ψῑλός (psīlósm (feminine ψῑλή, neuter ψῑλόν); first/second declension

  1. naked, bare
  2. bald, smooth
  3. unclad, uncovered
  4. small, frail, delicate
  5. simple, plain
  6. (military) light (troops)
  7. unarmed
  8. (of words) without meter (i.e. prose)
  9. (poetry) without music (epic vs lyrical)
  10. (music) without singing (instrumentals)
  11. (singing) without accompaniment (a cappella)
  12. (phonology) without the rough breathing (i.e. with the smooth breathing)
  13. (phonology) describing the unaspirated voiceless stops, π (p), τ (t), κ (k), as opposed to the aspirated voiceless stops, φ (ph), χ (kh), θ (th)
  14. (orthography, of the sounds /e/ and /y/) written with the single letters ⟨ε⟩ and ⟨υ⟩ rather than the digraphs ⟨αι⟩ and ⟨οι⟩

Declension edit

Antonyms edit

  • (antonym(s) of "hairless, without rough breathing, unaspirated"): δασύς (dasús)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ψῑλός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1668-1669

Further reading edit

Greek edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ancient Greek ψιλός (psilós, naked).

Adjective edit

ψιλός (psilósm (feminine ψιλή, neuter ψιλό)

  1. thin, fine, delicate

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

See also edit

compare with: ψηλός (psilós, tall)