ψάλτης
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Greek
Etymology
From Koine Greek ψάλτης (psáltēs), from Ancient Greek ψάλλω (psállō).
Pronunciation
Noun
ψάλτης • (psáltis) m (plural ψάλτες or ψαλτάδες, feminine ψάλτρια)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ψάλτης (psáltis) | ψάλτες (psáltes) ψαλτάδες (psaltádes) |
| genitive | ψάλτη (psálti) | ψαλτών (psaltón) ψαλτάδων (psaltádon) |
| accusative | ψάλτη (psálti) | ψάλτες (psáltes) ψαλτάδες (psaltádes) |
| vocative | ψάλτη (psálti) | ψάλτες (psáltes) ψαλτάδες (psaltádes) |
Related terms
- αρχιψάλτης (archipsáltis, “chief chanter”)
Further reading
Βυζαντινή μουσική on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- ψάλτης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
