ψιλός

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See also: ψηλός

Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Pre-Greek.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Adjective[edit]

ψῑλός (psīlósm (feminine ψῑλή, neuter ψῑλόν); first/second declension

  1. naked, bare
  2. bald, smooth
  3. unclad, uncovered
  4. small, frail, delicate
  5. simple, plain
  6. (military) light (troops)
  7. unarmed
  8. (of words) without meter (i.e. prose)
  9. (poetry) without music (epic vs lyrical)
  10. (music) without singing (instrumentals)
  11. (singing) without accompaniment (a cappella)
  12. (phonology) without the rough breathing (i.e. with the smooth breathing)
  13. (phonology) describing the unaspirated voiceless stops, π (p), τ (t), κ (k), as opposed to the aspirated voiceless stops, φ (ph), χ (kh), θ (th)
  14. (orthography, of the sounds /e/ and /y/) written with the single letters ⟨ε⟩ and ⟨υ⟩ rather than the digraphs ⟨αι⟩ and ⟨οι⟩

Declension[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

  • (antonym(s) of hairless, without rough breathing, unaspirated): δασύς (dasús)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ψῑλός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1668-1669

Further reading[edit]

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ancient Greek ψιλός (psilós, naked).

Adjective[edit]

ψιλός (psilósm (feminine ψιλή, neuter ψιλό)

  1. thin, fine, delicate

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

compare with: ψηλός (psilós, tall)