αψιθιά

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Byzantine Greek ἀψιθία (apsithía) with synizesis of /ia/ to avoid hiatus, from Koine Greek ἀψινθία f (apsinthía) with similation of > and simplification {{nobr| > }}. Also see ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.psiˈθça/
  • Hyphenation: α‧ψι‧θιά

Noun

αψιθιά • (apsithiá) f (plural αψιθιές)

  1. wormwood

Declension

Declension of αψιθιά
singular plural
nominative αψιθιά • αψιθιές •
genitive αψιθιάς • αψιθιών •
accusative αψιθιά • αψιθιές •
vocative αψιθιά • αψιθιές •

References

  1. ^ “αψιθιά”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
  2. ^ s.v. άψινθος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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