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ψείρας. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
ψείρας, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
ψείρας in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpsi.ɾas/
- Hyphenation: ψεί‧ρας
Etymology 1
Noun ψείρ(α) f (pseír(a), “louse”) + ending for masculines -ας (-as).
Noun
ψείρας • (pseíras) m
- (derogatory, of a person) punctilious, finicky, very fussy about details
- Synonyms: τελειομανής (teleiomanís), σχολαστικός (scholastikós)
- (rarely with positive meaning) very careful for details
- Synonyms: σχολαστικός (scholastikós), λεπτολόγος (leptológos)
Declension
Declension of ψείρας
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ψείρας (pseíras)
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ψείρες (pseíres)
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| genitive
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ψείρα (pseíra)
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| accusative
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ψείρα (pseíra)
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ψείρες (pseíres)
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| vocative
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ψείρα (pseíra)
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ψείρες (pseíres)
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Etymology 2
Inflectional form.
Noun
ψείρας • (pseíras) f
- genitive singular of ψείρα (pseíra)
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