ψήκτρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ψήχω (psḗkhō, “to rub down, curry”) +‎ -τρα (-tra).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /psɛ̌ːk.traː/ → /ˈpsik.tra/ → /ˈpsik.tra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psɛ̌ːk.traː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpse̝k.tra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsik.tra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsik.tra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpsik.tra/

Noun

ψήκτρᾱ • (psḗktrā) f (genitive ψήκτρᾱς); first declension

1. currycomb for horses

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ψήκτρᾱ; τῆς ψήκτρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ψήκτρᾱ hē psḗktrā	τὼ ψήκτρᾱ tṑ psḗktrā	αἱ ψῆκτραι hai psêktrai
Genitive	τῆς ψήκτρᾱς tês psḗktrās	τοῖν ψήκτραιν toîn psḗktrain	τῶν ψηκτρῶν tôn psēktrôn
Dative	τῇ ψήκτρᾳ têi psḗktrāi	τοῖν ψήκτραιν toîn psḗktrain	ταῖς ψήκτραις taîs psḗktrais
Accusative	τὴν ψήκτρᾱν tḕn psḗktrān	τὼ ψήκτρᾱ tṑ psḗktrā	τᾱ̀ς ψήκτρᾱς tā̀s psḗktrās
Vocative	ψήκτρᾱ psḗktrā	ψήκτρᾱ psḗktrā	ψῆκτραι psêktrai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: ψήκτρα (psíktra)

Further reading

• “ψήκτρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ψήκτρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ψήκτρα (psḗktra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpsik.tɾa/
• with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA^(key): /tim‿ˈbzik.tɾa/
• Hyphenation: ψήκ‧τρα

Noun

ψήκτρα • (psíktra) f (plural ψήκτρες)

1. (formal, dated) brush, comb

   Synonym: βούρτσα (voúrtsa)

2. (chemistry) special thin brush for cleaning laboratory glassware

   ψήκτρα καθαρισμού δοκιμαστικών σωλήνων ― psíktra katharismoú dokimastikón solínon ― test tube brush

3. (military) special thin brush for cleaning gun barrels

Declension

Declension of ψήκτρα

	singular	plural
nominative	ψήκτρα •	ψήκτρες •
genitive	ψήκτρας •	ψηκτρών •
accusative	ψήκτρα •	ψήκτρες •
vocative	ψήκτρα •	ψήκτρες •

Related terms

• ψήγμα n (psígma)

Further reading

• “ψήκτρα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998