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Greek
Etymology
The feminine, learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ψῆφος f (psêphos, “pebble, counter, vote”).
The colloquial masculine, inherited, perhaps from Byzantine Greek ψῆφος (psêphos), in analogy to other -ος masculine nouns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpsi.fos/
- Hyphenation: ψή‧φος
Noun
ψήφος • (psífos) f (plural ψήφοι)
- (politics) vote at an election or meeting.
Usage notes
- Colloquially, also masculine form.
Declension
Related terms
stem ψηφ-:
- δημοψήφισμα n (dimopsífisma, “referendum, plebiscite”)
- διπλοψηφία f (diplopsifía, “double voting”)
- επιψηφίζω (epipsifízo, “endorse by voting”)
- επιψήφιση f (epipsífisi, “endorsing vote”)
- ισοψηφία f (isopsifía, “a tie in voting”)
- ισοψηφώ (isopsifó, “receive equal number of votes”)
- καταψηφίζω (katapsifízo, “vote against”)
- καταψήφιση f (katapsífisi, “voting against”)
- μειονοψηφία f (meionopsifía, “minority in voting”)
- μειονοψηφώ (meionopsifó, “become minority, receive less votes”)
- μειοψηφία f (meiopsifía, “minority”)
- μειοψηφικός (meiopsifikós, “of the minority”)
- μειοψηφώ (meiopsifó, “become minoriy, receirve less votes”)
- μειοψηφών m (meiopsifón, participle), μειοψηφούσα f, μειοψηφούν n
- παμψηφεί (pampsifeí, “unanimously”, adverb)
- παμψηφία f (pampsifía, “unanimous outcome of voting”)
- πλειονοψηφία f (pleionopsifía, “majority in voting”)
- πλειονοψηφώ (pleionopsifó, “become majority”)
- πλειοψηφία f (pleiopsifía, “majority”)
- πλειοψηφικός (pleiopsifikós, “of the majority”)
- πλειοψηφώ (pleiopsifó, “become majority”)
- πλειοψηφών m (pleiopsifón, participle), πλειοψηφούσα f, πλειοψηφούν n
- υπερψηφίζω (yperpsifízo, “vote for”)
- υπερψήφιση f (yperpsífisi, “the vote for”)
- υποψήφιος (ypopsífios, “candidate”)
- υποψηφιότητα f (ypopsifiótita, “candidacy”)
- ψηφίζω (psifízo, “I vote”)
- ψήφιση f (psífisi, “the voting”)
- ψήφισμα n (psífisma, “decree, resolution, motion”)
- ψηφοδέλτιο n (psifodéltio, “ballot paper”)
- ψηφοδόχος f (psifodóchos, “ballot box”)
- ψηφοθήρας (psifothíras, “electioneer, who seeks votes with illegal, immoral methods”)
- ψηφοθηρία f (psifothiría, “canvassing, electioneering”)
- ψηφοθηρικός (psifothirikós, adjective)
- ψηφοθηρώ (psifothiró, “seek votes with illegal, immoral methods”)
- ψηφολέκτης m (psifoléktis, “person who counts the votes”)
- ψήφος f (psífos, “the vote”) (and colloquially masculine, very common)
- ψηφοφορία f (psifoforía, “voting procedure”)
- ψηφοφόρος (psifofóros, “voter”) (masculine & feminine)
- διψήφιος (dipsífios, “with 2 digits”)
- δίψηφος (dípsifos, “with 2 digits, or characters”)
- εξαψήφιος (exapsífios, “with 6 digits”)
- μονοψήφιος (monopsífios, “with 1 digit”)
- πολυψήφιος (polypsífios, “with many digits”)
- τετραψήφιος (tetrapsífios, “with 4 digits”)
- τριψήφιος (tripsífios, “with 3 digits”)
- ψηφί n (psifí, “synonym of ψηφίδα”)
- ψηφιακός (psifiakós, “digital”)
- ψηφίο n (psifío, “digit, character, little piece”)
- -ψήφιος (-psífios) with numeral prefixes as first combining forms μονο-, δι-, τρι-, τετρα-, ... etc.
- ψηφί n (psifí, “synonym of ψηφίδα”)
- ψηφίδα f (psifída, “small piece”)
- ψηφιδοθέτηση f (psifidothétisi, “the art of making a mosaic”)
- ψηφίδωμα n (psifídoma, “mosaic”)
- ψηφιδωτό n (psifidotó, “mosaic”)
- ψηφιδωτός (psifidotós, “of a mosaic”, adjective)
- ψηφίο n (psifío, “digit, character, little piece”)
- ψηφίτης m (psifítis, “psephite”) (petrology, geology)
- ψηφοθέτης m (psifothétis, “artist who makes mosaics”)
- ψηφοθέτηση f (psifothétisi, “the art of making a mosaic”)
- αψήφιστα (apsífista, “defiantly”, adverb)
- αψήφιστος (apsífistos, “defiant”)
- αψηφώ (apsifó, “defy”)
- συμψηφίζω (sympsifízo, “offset, counterbalance”)
- συμψηφισμός m (sympsifismós, “offsetting, compensation, set-off”)
- συμψηφιστικός (sympsifistikós, “offsetting”)
- ψηφίτης m (psifítis, “psephite”) (petrology, geology)
- ψηφώ (psifó, “I take into consideration”) (uncommon)
- αψήφιστα (apsífista, “defiantly”, adverb)
- αψήφιστος (apsífistos, “defiant”)
- αψηφώ (apsifó, “defy”)
- δημοψήφισμα n (dimopsífisma, “referendum, plebiscite”)
- διπλοψηφία f (diplopsifía, “double voting”)
- διψήφιος (dipsífios, “with 2 digits”)
- δίψηφος (dípsifos, “with 2 digits, or characters”)
- εξαψήφιος (exapsífios, “with 6 digits”)
- επιψηφίζω (epipsifízo, “endorse by voting”)
- επιψήφιση f (epipsífisi, “endorsing vote”)
- επταψήφιος (eptapsífios, “with 7 digits”)
- ισοψηφία f (isopsifía, “a tie in voting”)
- ισοψηφώ (isopsifó, “receive equal number of votes”)
- καταψηφίζω (katapsifízo, “vote against”)
- καταψήφιση f (katapsífisi, “voting against”)
- μειονοψηφία f (meionopsifía, “minority in voting”)
- μειονοψηφώ (meionopsifó, “become minority, receive less votes”)
- μειοψηφία f (meiopsifía, “minority”)
- μειοψηφικός (meiopsifikós, “of the minority”)
- μειοψηφώ (meiopsifó, “become minoriy, receirve less votes”)
- μειοψηφών m (meiopsifón, participle), μειοψηφούσα f, μειοψηφούν n
- μονοψήφιος (monopsífios, “with 1 digit”)
- παμψηφεί (pampsifeí, “unanimously”, adverb)
- παμψηφία f (pampsifía, “unanimous outcome of voting”)
- πλειονοψηφία f (pleionopsifía, “majority in voting”)
- πλειονοψηφώ (pleionopsifó, “become majority”)
- πλειοψηφία f (pleiopsifía, “majority”)
- πλειοψηφικός (pleiopsifikós, “of the majority”)
- πλειοψηφώ (pleiopsifó, “become majority”)
- πλειοψηφών m (pleiopsifón, participle), πλειοψηφούσα f, πλειοψηφούν n
- πολυψήφιος (polypsífios, “with many digits”)
- συμψηφίζω (sympsifízo, “offset, counterbalance”)
- συμψηφισμός m (sympsifismós, “offsetting, compensation, set-off”)
- συμψηφιστικός (sympsifistikós, “offsetting”)
- τετραψήφιος (tetrapsífios, “with 4 digits”)
- τριψήφιος (tripsífios, “with 3 digits”)
- υπερψηφίζω (yperpsifízo, “vote for”)
- υπερψήφιση f (yperpsífisi, “the vote for”)
- υποψήφιος (ypopsífios, “candidate”)
- υποψηφιότητα f (ypopsifiótita, “candidacy”)
- ψηφί n (psifí, “synonym of ψηφίδα”)
- ψηφιακός (psifiakós, “digital”)
- ψηφίδα f (psifída, “small piece”)
- ψηφιδοθέτηση f (psifidothétisi, “the art of making a mosaic”)
- ψηφίδωμα n (psifídoma, “mosaic”)
- ψηφιδωτό n (psifidotó, “mosaic”)
- ψηφιδωτός (psifidotós, “of a mosaic”, adjective)
- ψηφίζω (psifízo, “I vote”)
- ψηφίο n (psifío, “digit, character, little piece”)
- -ψήφιος (-psífios) with numeral prefixes as first combining forms μονο-, δι-, τρι-, τετρα-, ... etc.
- ψήφιση f (psífisi, “the voting”)
- ψήφισμα n (psífisma, “decree, resolution, motion”)
- ψηφίτης m (psifítis, “psephite”) (petrology, geology)
- ψηφοδέλτιο n (psifodéltio, “ballot paper”)
- ψηφοδόχος f (psifodóchos, “ballot box”)
- ψηφοθέτης m (psifothétis, “artist who makes mosaics”)
- ψηφοθέτηση f (psifothétisi, “the art of making a mosaic”)
- ψηφοθήρας (psifothíras, “electioneer, who seeks votes with illegal, immoral methods”)
- ψηφοθηρία f (psifothiría, “canvassing, electioneering”)
- ψηφοθηρικός (psifothirikós, adjective)
- ψηφοθηρώ (psifothiró, “seek votes with illegal, immoral methods”)
- ψηφολέκτης m (psifoléktis, “person who counts the votes”)
- ψήφος f (psífos, “the vote”) (and colloquially masculine, very common)
- ψηφοφορία f (psifoforía, “voting procedure”)
- ψηφοφόρος (psifofóros, “voter”) (masculine & feminine)
- ψηφώ (psifó, “I take into consideration”) (uncommon)
See also
- Older spelling: ψῆφος (psêphos)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ψήφος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ψήφος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
The masculine form marked as "error".