ψίμυθος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ψημύθιον (psēmúthion), ψιμίθιον (psimíthion), ψιμμίθιον (psimmíthion)

Etymology

According to Beekes, the variations prove a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ψῑ́μῠθος • (psī́mŭthos) m (genitive ψῑμῠ́θου); second declension

  1. white lead, especially used as a pigment to whiten the skin

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ψῑ́μῠθος; τοῦ ψῑμῠ́θου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ψῑ́μῠθος
ho psī́mŭthos 		τὼ ψῑμῠ́θω
tṑ psīmŭ́thō 		οἱ ψῑ́μῠθοι
hoi psī́mŭthoi
Genitive τοῦ ψῑμῠ́θου
toû psīmŭ́thou 		τοῖν ψῑμῠ́θοιν
toîn psīmŭ́thoin 		τῶν ψῑμῠ́θων
tôn psīmŭ́thōn
Dative τῷ ψῑμῠ́θῳ
tōî psīmŭ́thōi 		τοῖν ψῑμῠ́θοιν
toîn psīmŭ́thoin 		τοῖς ψῑμῠ́θοις
toîs psīmŭ́thois
Accusative τὸν ψῑ́μῠθον
tòn psī́mŭthon 		τὼ ψῑμῠ́θω
tṑ psīmŭ́thō 		τοὺς ψῑμῠ́θους
toùs psīmŭ́thous
Vocative ψῑ́μῠθε
psī́mŭthe 		ψῑμῠ́θω
psīmŭ́thō 		ψῑ́μῠθοι
psī́mŭthoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ψῑμῠθῐ́ζω (psīmŭthĭ́zō)
  • ψῑμῠ́θῐον (psīmŭ́thĭon)
  • ψῑμῠθῐοφᾰνής (psīmŭthĭophănḗs)
  • ψῑμῠθῐόω (psīmŭthĭóō)
  • ψῑμῠθῐστής (psīmŭthĭstḗs)
  • ψῑμῠθοειδής (psīmŭthoeidḗs)

Further reading

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