ψαύριος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ψαυρός (psaurós)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psǎu̯.ri.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpsaw.ri.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsa.βri.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsa.vri.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpsa.vri.os/

Noun

ψαύριος • (psaúrios)

Hesychius gives the definition as: κονιορτός (koniortós, “cloud of dust”), φορυτός (phorutós, “whatever the wind carries along”)

References

“ψαύριος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Hesychius' Lexicon: ψ

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