ψάδδα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably related to ψαθυρός (psathurós, “friable, crumbling”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈpsað.ða/ → /ˈpsa.ða/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpsad.da/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsað.ða/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsað.ða/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpsa.ða/

Noun

ψάδδα • (psádda)

1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: κινάβαρις (kinábaris, “cinnabar”).

References

• “ψάδδα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Hesychius' Lexicon: ψ