ψώρα

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Beekes, from the same Pre-Greek root of ψάω (psáō, “to rub, wipe”), ψωμός (psōmós, “morsel, bit”), ψωλός (psōlós, “circumcised”), ψωρός (psōrós, “itchy, mangy”) and ψωχός (psōkhós, “sandy”). The word has also been compared to Lithuanian sóra (“millet”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ψώρᾱ • (psṓrā) f (genitive ψώρᾱς); first declension

  1. itch, mange, scurvy (of men and beasts)
  2. (botany) disease of trees, scab
  3. kind of moth

Declension

First declension of ἡ ψώρᾱ; τῆς ψώρᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ψώρᾱ
hē psṓrā 		τὼ ψώρᾱ
tṑ psṓrā 		αἱ ψῶραι
hai psôrai
Genitive τῆς ψώρᾱς
tês psṓrās 		τοῖν ψώραιν
toîn psṓrain 		τῶν ψωρῶν
tôn psōrôn
Dative τῇ ψώρᾳ
têi psṓrāi 		τοῖν ψώραιν
toîn psṓrain 		ταῖς ψώραις
taîs psṓrais
Accusative τὴν ψώρᾱν
tḕn psṓrān 		τὼ ψώρᾱ
tṑ psṓrā 		τᾱ̀ς ψώρᾱς
tā̀s psṓrās
Vocative ψώρᾱ
psṓrā 		ψώρᾱ
psṓrā 		ψῶραι
psôrai
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Derived terms

Descendants

References

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpso.ɾa/
  • with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿bzo.ɾa/
  • Hyphenation: ψώ‧ρα

Noun

ψώρα • (psóra) f usually in the singular

  1. (pathology) scabies, mange

Declension

Declension of ψώρα
singular plural
nominative ψώρα • ψώρες •
genitive ψώρας • —
accusative ψώρα • ψώρες •
vocative ψώρα • ψώρες •
Usually in the singular.
  • αν ήταν η ζήλια ψώρα, θα γέμιζ' όλ' η χώρα ― an ítan i zília psóra, tha gémiz' ól' i chóra ― literally:' if jealousy were scabies, the land would be full of it.

and ψωρο- (psoro-, derogatory prefix) for colloquial compounds like

Pontic Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra).

Noun

ψώρα (psóra) f

  1. scabies, mange

Descendants

References

  • Παπαδόπουλος, Άνθιμος (2016) “ψώρα”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), 2nd edition, Athens: Επιτροπή Ποντιακών Μελετών, page 1092b

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