ψήκτρα
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom ψήχω (psḗkhō, “to rub down, curry”) + -τρα (-tra).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /psɛ̌ːk.traː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpse̝k.tra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈpsik.tra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈpsik.tra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈpsik.tra/
Noun
editψήκτρᾱ • (psḗktrā) f (genitive ψήκτρᾱς); first declension
Inflection
editCase / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ ψήκτρᾱ hē psḗktrā |
τὼ ψήκτρᾱ tṑ psḗktrā |
αἱ ψῆκτραι hai psêktrai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς ψήκτρᾱς tês psḗktrās |
τοῖν ψήκτραιν toîn psḗktrain |
τῶν ψηκτρῶν tôn psēktrôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ ψήκτρᾳ têi psḗktrāi |
τοῖν ψήκτραιν toîn psḗktrain |
ταῖς ψήκτραις taîs psḗktrais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν ψήκτρᾱν tḕn psḗktrān |
τὼ ψήκτρᾱ tṑ psḗktrā |
τᾱ̀ς ψήκτρᾱς tā̀s psḗktrās | ||||||||||
Vocative | ψήκτρᾱ psḗktrā |
ψήκτρᾱ psḗktrā |
ψῆκτραι psêktrai | ||||||||||
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Descendants
edit- Greek: ψήκτρα (psíktra)
Further reading
edit- “ψήκτρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ψήκτρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Greek
editEtymology
editLearnedly, from Ancient Greek ψήκτρα (psḗktra).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈpsik.tɾa/
- with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿ˈbzik.tɾa/
- Hyphenation: ψήκ‧τρα
Noun
editψήκτρα • (psíktra) f (plural ψήκτρες)
- (formal, dated) brush, comb
- Synonym: βούρτσα (voúrtsa)
- (chemistry) special thin brush for cleaning laboratory glassware
- ψήκτρα καθαρισμού δοκιμαστικών σωλήνων ― psíktra katharismoú dokimastikón solínon ― test tube brush
- (military) special thin brush for cleaning gun barrels
Declension
editDeclension of ψήκτρα
Related terms
edit- ψήγμα n (psígma)
Further reading
edit- ψήκτρα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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