ψάθα
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Byzantine Greek ψάθα (psátha).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ψάθα • (psátha) f (plural ψάθες)
- broadleaf cattail, common cattail (Typha latifolia)
- wicker
- straw mat
- στην ψάθα (idiomatic) ― stin psátha ― destitute (literally, “on the straw mat”)
- straw beach mat
Declension edit
declension of ψάθα
Derived terms edit
- ψαθάκι n (psatháki)
See also edit
- τύφη f (týfi)
References edit
- ^ ψάθα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
Further reading edit
- Ψάθα (φυτό) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el