ψόφιος

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Greek

Etymology

From ψοφ(ώ) (psof(ó)) +‎ -ιος (-ios).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpso.fços/
  • Hyphenation: ψό‧φιος

Adjective

ψόφιος • (psófios) m (feminine ψόφια, neuter ψόφιο)

  1. (of animals) dead
    κάνω τον ψόφιο κοριό (idiomatic)
    káno ton psófio korió
    to play dead, to play possum
    (literally, “to do the dead bug”)
  2. (figuratively) dead tired
  3. (figuratively) dead (lacking vitality)
  4. (figuratively) dying (yearning intensely)

Declension

Declension of ψόφιος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ψόφιος (psófios) ψόφια (psófia) ψόφιο (psófio) ψόφιοι (psófioi) ψόφιες (psófies) ψόφια (psófia)
genitive ψόφιου (psófiou) ψόφιας (psófias) ψόφιου (psófiou) ψόφιων (psófion) ψόφιων (psófion) ψόφιων (psófion)
accusative ψόφιο (psófio) ψόφια (psófia) ψόφιο (psófio) ψόφιους (psófious) ψόφιες (psófies) ψόφια (psófia)
vocative ψόφιε (psófie) ψόφια (psófia) ψόφιο (psófio) ψόφιοι (psófioi) ψόφιες (psófies) ψόφια (psófia)

Derived terms

References

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