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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek ψεύστης (pseústēs), dropping the [s] to simplify the consonant cluster,[1] which is a nominal formation from ψεύδω (pseúdō, to lie).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpse.ftis/
  • Hyphenation: ψεύ‧της

Noun

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ψεύτης (pséftism (plural ψεύτες, feminine ψεύτρα)

  1. liar

Declension

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Category Greek terms prefixed with ψευτο- not found
other words with ψευτ-, ψευστ-

Also see

References

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  1. ^ ψεύτης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language