μικρόψυχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μῑκρός (mīkrós, “small”) +‎ ψῡχή (psūkhḗ, “spirit, soul”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /miː.kro.óp.syː.kʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mi.kroˈop.sy.kʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mi.kroˈop.sy.xos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mi.kroˈop.sy.xos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mi.kroˈop.si.xos/

Adjective

μῑκρόψῡχος • (mīkrópsūkhos) m or f (neuter μῑκρόψῡχον); second declension

mean-spirited
- 330 BCE, Demosthenes, On the Crown 269:
  εἰ δεῖ τὸν μὲν χρηστοῦ, τὸν δὲ μὴ μικροψύχου ποιεῖν ἔργον ἀνθρώπου.
  ei deî tòn mèn khrēstoû, tòn dè mḕ mikropsúkhou poieîn érgon anthrṓpou.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Inflection

Second declension of μῑκρόψῡχος; μῑκρόψῡχον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	μῑκρόψῡχος mīkrópsūkhos	μῑκρόψῡχον mīkrópsūkhon	μῑκροψῡ́χω mīkropsū́khō	μῑκροψῡ́χω mīkropsū́khō	μῑκρόψῡχοι mīkrópsūkhoi	μῑκρόψῡχᾰ mīkrópsūkhă
Genitive	μῑκροψῡ́χου mīkropsū́khou	μῑκροψῡ́χου mīkropsū́khou	μῑκροψῡ́χοιν mīkropsū́khoin	μῑκροψῡ́χοιν mīkropsū́khoin	μῑκροψῡ́χων mīkropsū́khōn	μῑκροψῡ́χων mīkropsū́khōn
Dative	μῑκροψῡ́χῳ mīkropsū́khōi	μῑκροψῡ́χῳ mīkropsū́khōi	μῑκροψῡ́χοιν mīkropsū́khoin	μῑκροψῡ́χοιν mīkropsū́khoin	μῑκροψῡ́χοις mīkropsū́khois	μῑκροψῡ́χοις mīkropsū́khois
Accusative	μῑκρόψῡχον mīkrópsūkhon	μῑκρόψῡχον mīkrópsūkhon	μῑκροψῡ́χω mīkropsū́khō	μῑκροψῡ́χω mīkropsū́khō	μῑκροψῡ́χους mīkropsū́khous	μῑκρόψῡχᾰ mīkrópsūkhă
Vocative	μῑκρόψῡχε mīkrópsūkhe	μῑκρόψῡχον mīkrópsūkhon	μῑκροψῡ́χω mīkropsū́khō	μῑκροψῡ́χω mīkropsū́khō	μῑκρόψῡχοι mīkrópsūkhoi	μῑκρόψῡχᾰ mīkrópsūkhă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	μῑκροψῡ́χως mīkropsū́khōs		μῑκροψῡχότερος mīkropsūkhóteros		μῑκροψῡχότᾰτος mīkropsūkhótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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