ψύχος

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ψῦχος (psûkhos).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpsi.xos/
  • Hyphenation: ψύ‧χος

Noun

ψύχος (psýchosn (uncountable)

  1. cold, coldness (a condition of low temperature; relative lack of heat)
    Synonym: κρύο n (krýo)

Declension

Declension of ψύχος
singular
nominative ψύχος (psýchos)
genitive ψύχους (psýchous)
accusative ψύχος (psýchos)
vocative ψύχος (psýchos)

References

  1. ^ ψύχος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language