ψόφος
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editLike ψεῦδος (pseûdos) and ψύθος (psúthos), it may originally be onomatopoeic and somehow belong with the interjection ψό (psó). Alternatively, Petersson derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰes-, like ψύχω (psúkhō, “to breathe, blow”).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /psó.pʰos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpso.pʰos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈpso.ɸos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈpso.fos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈpso.fos/
Noun
editψόφος • (psóphos) m (genitive ψόφου); second declension
Declension
editCase / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ ψόφος ho psóphos |
τὼ ψόφω tṑ psóphō |
οἱ ψόφοι hoi psóphoi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ψόφου toû psóphou |
τοῖν ψόφοιν toîn psóphoin |
τῶν ψόφων tôn psóphōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ψόφῳ tôi psóphōi |
τοῖν ψόφοιν toîn psóphoin |
τοῖς ψόφοις toîs psóphois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν ψόφον tòn psóphon |
τὼ ψόφω tṑ psóphō |
τοὺς ψόφους toùs psóphous | ||||||||||
Vocative | ψόφε psóphe |
ψόφω psóphō |
ψόφοι psóphoi | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Greek: ψόφος (psófos)
References
edit- “ψόφος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ψόφος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ψόφος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Greek
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Byzantine Greek ψόφος (psóphos, “loud noise”), from Ancient Greek ψοφῶ (psophô, “to make loud noise”). The senses, since mediaeval times.[1] Also see ψοφάω (psofáo).
Noun
editψόφος • (psófos) m (plural ψόφοι) (usually in the singular)
- (colloquial) death (especially for animals)
- (colloquial) freezing cold, chill
- Κάνει ψόφο έξω!
- Kánei psófo éxo!
- It's freezing cold outside!
Declension
editDeclension of ψόφος
Synonyms
edit- (death): θάνατος m (thánatos), θανατικό n (thanatikó)
- (freezing cold): ψοφόκρυο m (psofókryo), παγωνιά f (pagoniá)
Derived terms
edit- κακό σκυλί ψόφο δεν έχει (kakó skylí psófo den échei, “a creaking door hangs longest”) (literally, 'a bad dog doesn't have death')
- κακό ψόφο να 'χεις (kakó psófo na 'cheis, “may you perish badly!”)
Related terms
edit- see: ψοφάω (psofáo, “I die off”)
Etymology 2
editLearnedly, from Ancient Greek ψόφος (psóphos), from ψό (psó, “pshaw! interjection of contempt and disgust”), of uncertain etymon.
Noun
editψόφος • (psófos) m (plural ψόφοι)
- (physiology, medicine or obsolete) noise [2]
- μυϊκός ψόφος ― myïkós psófos ― muscular noise
Declension
editDeclension of ψόφος
Synonyms
editNot related to medicine or physiology:
References
edit- ^ ψόφος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ ψόφος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
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