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 (psṓrāf (genitive ψώρᾱς); first declension

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

Declension

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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 (psóraf usually in the singular

  1. (pathology) scabies, mange

Declension

  • αν ήταν η ζήλια ψώρα, θα γέμιζ' όλ' η χώραan ítan i zília psóra, tha gémiz' ól' i chóraliterally:' 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 (psóraf

  1. scabies, mange

Descendants

References

  • Papadópoulos, Ánthimos (1961) “ψώρα”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), volume II, Athens: Myrtidis, page 553b

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