ψήφος

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See also: ψῆφος and ψόφος

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ψήφος (psífosf (plural ψήφοι)

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

Usage notes[edit]

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

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

stem ψηφ-:

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

index ψηφο- α...ω

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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