ψυχρός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ψύχω (psúkhō, “to blow”) + -ρός (-rós).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /psyː.kʰrós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /psyˈkʰros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /psyˈxros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /psyˈxros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /psiˈxros/
Adjective
ψῡχρός • (psūkhrós) m (feminine ψῡχρᾱ́, neuter ψῡχρόν); first/second declension
- cold
- (figuratively) cold-hearted, without feeling, lifeless
- (figuratively) ineffectual
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | ψυχρός psukhrós |
ψυχρᾱ́ psukhrā́ |
ψυχρόν psukhrón |
ψυχρώ psukhrṓ |
ψυχρᾱ́ psukhrā́ |
ψυχρώ psukhrṓ |
ψυχροί psukhroí |
ψυχραί psukhraí |
ψυχρᾰ́ psukhrá | |||||
| Genitive | ψυχροῦ psukhroû |
ψυχρᾶς psukhrâs |
ψυχροῦ psukhroû |
ψυχροῖν psukhroîn |
ψυχραῖν psukhraîn |
ψυχροῖν psukhroîn |
ψυχρῶν psukhrôn |
ψυχρών psukhrṓn |
ψυχρῶν psukhrôn | |||||
| Dative | ψυχρῷ psukhrôi |
ψυχρᾷ psukhrâi |
ψυχρῷ psukhrôi |
ψυχροῖν psukhroîn |
ψυχραῖν psukhraîn |
ψυχροῖν psukhroîn |
ψυχροῖς psukhroîs |
ψυχραῖς psukhraîs |
ψυχροῖς psukhroîs | |||||
| Accusative | ψυχρόν psukhrón |
ψυχρᾱ́ν psukhrā́n |
ψυχρόν psukhrón |
ψυχρώ psukhrṓ |
ψυχρᾱ́ psukhrā́ |
ψυχρώ psukhrṓ |
ψυχρούς psukhroús |
ψυχρᾱ́ς psukhrā́s |
ψυχρᾰ́ psukhrá | |||||
| Vocative | ψυχρέ psukhré |
ψυχρᾱ́ psukhrā́ |
ψυχρόν psukhrón |
ψυχρώ psukhrṓ |
ψυχρᾱ́ psukhrā́ |
ψυχρώ psukhrṓ |
ψυχροί psukhroí |
ψυχραί psukhraí |
ψυχρᾰ́ psukhrá | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ψυχρῶς psukhrôs |
ψυχρότερος psukhróteros |
ψυχρότᾰτος psukhrótatos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | |||||||||||||
References
- ψυχρός in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ψυχρός in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ψυχρός in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ψυχρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- ψυχρός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ψυχρός in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G5592 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- arctic idem, page 38.
- bleak idem, page 82.
- bracing idem, page 92.
- chill idem, page 130.
- cold idem, page 142.
- cool idem, page 173.
- crisp idem, page 184.
- dull idem, page 256.
- exhilarating idem, page 291.
- frigid idem, page 346.
- frosty idem, page 347.
- icy idem, page 413.
- insipid idem, page 445.
- mawkish idem, page 518.
- prosaic idem, page 653.
- tame idem, page 855.
- tasteless idem, page 856.
- unimpassioned idem, page 921.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ψυχρός (psukhrós).
Adjective
ψυχρός • (psychrós) m
Declension
positive forms of ψυχρός
| number case / gender |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | ψυχρός | ψυχρή | ψυχρό | ψυχροί | ψυχρές | ψυχρά |
| genitive | ψυχρού | ψυχρής | ψυχρού | ψυχρών | ψυχρών | ψυχρών |
| accusative | ψυχρό | ψυχρή | ψυχρό | ψυχρούς | ψυχρές | ψυχρά |
| vocative | ψυχρέ | ψυχρή | ψυχρό | ψυχροί | ψυχρές | ψυχρά |
| derivations | comparative: πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. πιο ψυχρός, etc.) relative superlative: definite article + πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ψυχρός (o pio psychrós), etc.) | |||||
degrees of comparison by suffixation
| comparative | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | ψυχρότερος | ψυχρότερη | ψυχρότερο | ψυχρότεροι | ψυχρότερες | ψυχρότερα |
| genitive | ψυχρότερου | ψυχρότερης | ψυχρότερου | ψυχρότερων | ψυχρότερων | ψυχρότερων |
| accusative | ψυχρότερο | ψυχρότερη | ψυχρότερο | ψυχρότερους | ψυχρότερες | ψυχρότερα |
| vocative | ψυχρότερε | ψυχρότερη | ψυχρότερο | ψυχρότεροι | ψυχρότερες | ψυχρότερα |
| derivations | relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ψυχρότερος", etc) | |||||
| absolute superlative | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | ψυχρότατος | ψυχρότατη | ψυχρότατο | ψυχρότατοι | ψυχρότατες | ψυχρότατα |
| genitive | ψυχρότατου | ψυχρότατης | ψυχρότατου | ψυχρότατων | ψυχρότατων | ψυχρότατων |
| accusative | ψυχρότατο | ψυχρότατη | ψυχρότατο | ψυχρότατους | ψυχρότατες | ψυχρότατα |
| vocative | ψυχρότατε | ψυχρότατη | ψυχρότατο | ψυχρότατοι | ψυχρότατες | ψυχρότατα |
Synonyms
- κρύος (krýos)
Further reading
- ψυχρός in Triantafyllides, Hidryma (1998) Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek]
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