From ψακάς (psakás, “drop”). The same metaphor is found with δρόσος (drósos, “dew”) and ἕρση (hérsē, “dew”).
ψάκᾰλον • (psákălon) n (genitive ψᾰκάλου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ ψᾰ́κᾰλον tò psắkălon |
τὼ ψᾰκᾰ́λω tṑ psăkắlō |
τᾰ̀ ψᾰ́κᾰλᾰ tằ psắkălă | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ψᾰκᾰ́λου toû psăkắlou |
τοῖν ψᾰκᾰ́λοιν toîn psăkắloin |
τῶν ψᾰκᾰ́λων tôn psăkắlōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ψᾰκᾰ́λῳ tôi psăkắlōi |
τοῖν ψᾰκᾰ́λοιν toîn psăkắloin |
τοῖς ψᾰκᾰ́λοις toîs psăkắlois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ ψᾰ́κᾰλον tò psắkălon |
τὼ ψᾰκᾰ́λω tṑ psăkắlō |
τᾰ̀ ψᾰ́κᾰλᾰ tằ psắkălă | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ψᾰ́κᾰλον psắkălon |
ψᾰκᾰ́λω psăkắlō |
ψᾰ́κᾰλᾰ psắkălă | ||||||||||
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