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ψήφος

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See also: ψῆφος and ψόφος

Greek

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Etymology

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The feminine, learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ψῆφος f (psêphos, pebble, counter, vote).
The colloquial masculine, inherited, perhaps from Byzantine Greek ψῆφος (psêphos), in analogy to other -ος masculine nouns.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpsi.fos/
  • Hyphenation: ψή‧φος

Noun

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ψήφος (psífosf (plural ψήφοι)

  1. (politics) vote at an election or meeting.

Usage notes

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  • Colloquially, also masculine form.[1][2]

Declension

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Declension of ψήφος
singular plural
nominative ψήφος (psífos) ψήφοι (psífoi)
genitive ψήφου (psífou) ψήφων (psífon)
accusative ψήφο (psífo) ψήφους (psífous)
vocative ψήφε (psífe)
ψήφο (psífo)
ψήφοι (psífoi)

The vocative forms are rare.

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stem ψηφ-:

Related to ψήφος "vote"
Related to ψηφίο "digit"
Related to ψηφίδα "piece"
Other related terms

index ψηφο- α...ω

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 ψήφος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. 2.0 2.1 ψήφος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
    The masculine form marked as "error".