ψύξη

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.ksi/
• with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA^(key): /tim‿ˈbzi.ksi/
• Hyphenation: ψύ‧ξη

Noun

ψύξη • (psýxi) f (plural ψύξεις)

1. (engineering) refrigeration
2. pain caused by low temperature (informal)

Declension

Declension of ψύξη

	singular	plural
nominative	ψύξη •	ψύξεις •
genitive	ψύξης •	ψύξεων •
accusative	ψύξη •	ψύξεις •
vocative	ψύξη •	ψύξεις •
Also, older or formal genitive singlar: ψύξεως •

Related terms

• αερόψυξη f (aerópsyxi, “air cooling”)
• απόψυξη f (apópsyxi, “defrost”)
• καταψύκτης m (katapsýktis, “freezer”)
• κατάψυξη f (katápsyxi, “freezer of refrigerator”)
• ψυκτικός (psyktikós, “cooling”, adjective)

• and see: ψύχω (psýcho, “I make cold”)

See also

• older form: ψῦξις (psûxis)

Further reading

• “ψύξη”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998