ψιλή

See also: ψιλῇ

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /psiː.lɛ̌ː/ → /psiˈli/ → /psiˈli/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psiː.lɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /psiˈle̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /psiˈli/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /psiˈli/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /psiˈli/

Adjective

ψῑλή • (psīlḗ)

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of ψῑλός (psīlós)

Noun

ψῑλή • (psīlḗ) f (genitive ψῑλής); first declension

1. (Koine, orthography) smooth breathing (diacritical mark indicating a lack of aspiration)

   Synonym: ψῑλὸν πνεῦμα (psīlòn pneûma)

   Coordinate terms: δασεῖα (daseîa), δᾰσῠ̀ πνεῦμα (dăsŭ̀ pneûma)

Declension

First declension of ἡ ψῑλή; τῆς ψῑλῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ψῑλή hē psīlḗ	τὼ ψῑλᾱ́ tṑ psīlā́	αἱ ψῑλαί hai psīlaí
Genitive	τῆς ψῑλῆς tês psīlês	τοῖν ψῑλαῖν toîn psīlaîn	τῶν ψῑλῶν tôn psīlôn
Dative	τῇ ψῑλῇ tēî psīlēî	τοῖν ψῑλαῖν toîn psīlaîn	ταῖς ψῑλαῖς taîs psīlaîs
Accusative	τὴν ψῑλήν tḕn psīlḗn	τὼ ψῑλᾱ́ tṑ psīlā́	τᾱ̀ς ψῑλᾱ́ς tā̀s psīlā́s
Vocative	ψῑλή psīlḗ	ψῑλᾱ́ psīlā́	ψῑλαί psīlaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Coordinate terms

• (προσῳδίαι ἑλληνικαί) προσῳδία; βαρεῖα ⟨ ` ⟩, βραχεῖα ⟨ ˘ ⟩, δασεῖα ⟨ ῾ ⟩, διαίρεσις ⟨ ¨ ⟩, κορωνίς ⟨ ’ ⟩, μακρά ⟨ ¯ ⟩, ὀξεῖα ⟨ ´ ⟩, περισπωμένη ⟨ ῀ ⟩, προσγεγραμμένη ⟨ ι ⟩, ὑπογεγραμμένη ⟨ ͺ ⟩, ψιλή ⟨ ’ ⟩ ^{(Category: grc:Diacritical marks)}

Related terms

• ψῑλόν (psīlón)

Descendants

• English: psili
• Greek: ψιλή (psilí)

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /psiˈli/
• with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA^(key): /tim‿bziˈli/
• Hyphenation: ψι‧λή
• Homophones: ψιλοί (psiloí), ψηλοί (psiloí), ψηλή (psilí) & compare to ψύλλοι (psýlloi)

Noun

ψιλή • (psilí) f (plural ψιλές)

1. (typography) smooth breathing, spiritus lenis (Ancient Greek diacritical mark)
2. manual hair clippers

Declension

Declension of ψιλή

	singular	plural
nominative	ψιλή (psilí)	ψιλές (psilés)
genitive	ψιλής (psilís)	ψιλών (psilón)
accusative	ψιλή (psilí)	ψιλές (psilés)
vocative	ψιλή (psilí)	ψιλές (psilés)

Antonyms

• δασεία f (daseía, “rough breathing”)

Further reading

• ψιλή on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

Adjective

ψιλή • (psilí)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative feminine singular of ψιλός (psilós)