ψεφαρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ψέφᾰς (pséphas) +‎ -ρός (-rós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pse.pʰa.rós/ → /pse.ɸaˈros/ → /pse.faˈros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pse.pʰa.rós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pse.pʰaˈros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pse.ɸaˈros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pse.faˈros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pse.faˈros/

Adjective

ψεφᾰρός • (psepharós) m (feminine ψεφᾰρᾱ́, neuter ψεφᾰρόν); first/second declension

1. gloomy, cloudy

Inflection

First and second declension of ψεφᾰρός; ψεφᾰρᾱ́; ψεφᾰρόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ψεφᾰρός psepharós	ψεφᾰρᾱ́ psepharā́	ψεφᾰρόν psepharón		ψεφᾰρώ psepharṓ	ψεφᾰρᾱ́ psepharā́	ψεφᾰρώ psepharṓ		ψεφᾰροί psepharoí	ψεφᾰραί psepharaí	ψεφᾰρᾰ́ psephará
Genitive		ψεφᾰροῦ psepharoû	ψεφᾰρᾶς psepharâs	ψεφᾰροῦ psepharoû		ψεφᾰροῖν psepharoîn	ψεφᾰραῖν psepharaîn	ψεφᾰροῖν psepharoîn		ψεφᾰρῶν psepharôn	ψεφᾰρῶν psepharôn	ψεφᾰρῶν psepharôn
Dative		ψεφᾰρῷ psepharôi	ψεφᾰρᾷ psepharâi	ψεφᾰρῷ psepharôi		ψεφᾰροῖν psepharoîn	ψεφᾰραῖν psepharaîn	ψεφᾰροῖν psepharoîn		ψεφᾰροῖς psepharoîs	ψεφᾰραῖς psepharaîs	ψεφᾰροῖς psepharoîs
Accusative		ψεφᾰρόν psepharón	ψεφᾰρᾱ́ν psepharā́n	ψεφᾰρόν psepharón		ψεφᾰρώ psepharṓ	ψεφᾰρᾱ́ psepharā́	ψεφᾰρώ psepharṓ		ψεφᾰρούς psepharoús	ψεφᾰρᾱ́ς psepharā́s	ψεφᾰρᾰ́ psephará
Vocative		ψεφᾰρέ psepharé	ψεφᾰρᾱ́ psepharā́	ψεφᾰρόν psepharón		ψεφᾰρώ psepharṓ	ψεφᾰρᾱ́ psepharā́	ψεφᾰρώ psepharṓ		ψεφᾰροί psepharoí	ψεφᾰραί psepharaí	ψεφᾰρᾰ́ psephará
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ψεφᾰρῶς psepharôs				ψεφᾰρώτερος psepharṓteros				ψεφᾰρώτᾰτος psepharṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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