ψαλίς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Uncertain but perhaps related to ψάλιον (psálion, curb chain) and ψέλιον (psélion, armlet). Maybe from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ψᾰλίς (psalísf (genitive ψᾰλίδος); third declension

  1. scissors, shears
  2. sewer, drain
  3. (architecture) vault, crypt, barrel vault
  4. rounded moulding between the capital and the column
  5. (in the plural) rings for the staves of the altar of incense

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ψαλίδι (psalídi) (through Koine and diminutive ψαλίδιον)

Further reading

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