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Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ψαλμῳδίᾱ (psalmōidíā), from ψαλμῳδ(ός) m (psalmōid(ós), “psalmist”) + -ία (-ía), from ψαλμός (psalmós) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ). Compare to the inherited colloquial synonym ψαλμουδιά f (psalmoudiá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /psal.moˈði.a/
- with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿bzal.moˈði.a/
- Hyphenation: ψαλ‧μω‧δί‧α
Noun
ψαλμωδία • (psalmodía) f
- psalmody
Declension
Declension of ψαλμωδία
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ψαλμωδία (psalmodía)
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ψαλμωδίες (psalmodíes)
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| genitive
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ψαλμωδίας (psalmodías)
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ψαλμωδιών (psalmodión)
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| accusative
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ψαλμωδία (psalmodía)
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ψαλμωδίες (psalmodíes)
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| vocative
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ψαλμωδία (psalmodía)
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ψαλμωδίες (psalmodíes)
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Further reading
- ψαλμωδία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ψαλμωδία - 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