ψωμός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Traditionally compared to Sanskrit प्साति (psāti, to eat, consume). However, Beekes argues for a Pre-Greek origin, together with ψάω (psáō, to rub, wipe), ψωλός (psōlós, circumcised), ψώρα (psṓra, mange), ψωρός (psōrós, itchy, scabby), and ψωχός (psōkhós, sandy).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ψωμός (psōmósm (genitive ψωμοῦ); second declension

  1. morsel, bit
    Synonyms: ἄκολος (ákolos), ἀττᾰ́ρᾰγος (attáragos), βλωμός (blōmós), ψῑ́ξ (psī́x)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ψῶ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1673

Further reading

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