If it dissimilated from *ψυθυρ-, it may belong to ψύθος (psúthos, “lie, untruth”). On the other hand, it can be compared to ψίζομαι (psízomai, “to weep”). Pisani considered a relationship with Sanskrit क्ष्वेडति (kṣveḍati, “to hum, murmur”). Given the variants, the word is probably Pre-Greek.
ψῐ́θῠρος • (psíthuros) m or f (neuter ψῐ́θῠρον); second declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | ψῐ́θῠρος psíthuros |
ψῐ́θῠρον psíthuron |
ψῐθῠ́ρω psithúrō |
ψῐθῠ́ρω psithúrō |
ψῐ́θῠροι psíthuroi |
ψῐ́θῠρᾰ psíthura | ||||||||
| Genitive | ψῐθῠ́ρου psithúrou |
ψῐθῠ́ρου psithúrou |
ψῐθῠ́ροιν psithúroin |
ψῐθῠ́ροιν psithúroin |
ψῐθῠ́ρων psithúrōn |
ψῐθῠ́ρων psithúrōn | ||||||||
| Dative | ψῐθῠ́ρῳ psithúrōi |
ψῐθῠ́ρῳ psithúrōi |
ψῐθῠ́ροιν psithúroin |
ψῐθῠ́ροιν psithúroin |
ψῐθῠ́ροις psithúrois |
ψῐθῠ́ροις psithúrois | ||||||||
| Accusative | ψῐ́θῠρον psíthuron |
ψῐ́θῠρον psíthuron |
ψῐθῠ́ρω psithúrō |
ψῐθῠ́ρω psithúrō |
ψῐθῠ́ρους psithúrous |
ψῐ́θῠρᾰ psíthura | ||||||||
| Vocative | ψῐ́θῠρε psíthure |
ψῐ́θῠρον psíthuron |
ψῐθῠ́ρω psithúrō |
ψῐθῠ́ρω psithúrō |
ψῐ́θῠροι psíthuroi |
ψῐ́θῠρᾰ psíthura | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ψῐθῠ́ρως psithúrōs |
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| Notes: |
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ψίθυρος • (psíthyros) m (plural ψίθυροι)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ψίθυρος (psíthyros) | ψίθυροι (psíthyroi) |
| genitive | ψίθυρου (psíthyrou) ψιθύρου (psithýrou) |
ψίθυρων (psíthyron) ψιθύρων (psithýron) |
| accusative | ψίθυρο (psíthyro) | ψίθυρους (psíthyrous) ψιθύρους (psithýrous) |
| vocative | ψίθυρε (psíthyre) | ψίθυροι (psíthyroi) |
Second forms are formal.