ψίξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ψίω (psíō, “I feed on”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ψῑ́ξ • (psī́x) m or f (genitive ψῑχός); third declension

  1. crumb, morsel, bit (especially of bread)

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ, ἡ ψῑ́ξ; τοῦ, τῆς ψῑχός (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ, ἡ ψῑ́ξ
ho, hē psī́x 		τὼ ψῖχε
tṑ psîkhe 		οἱ, αἱ ψῖχες
hoi, hai psîkhes
Genitive τοῦ, τῆς ψῑχός
toû, tês psīkhós 		τοῖν ψῑχοῖν
toîn psīkhoîn 		τῶν ψῑχῶν
tôn psīkhôn
Dative τῷ, τῇ ψῑχῐ́
tōî, tēî psīkhĭ́ 		τοῖν ψῑχοῖν
toîn psīkhoîn 		τοῖς, ταῖς ψῑξῐ́ / ψῑξῐ́ν
toîs, taîs psīxĭ́(n)
Accusative τὸν, τὴν ψῖχᾰ
tòn, tḕn psîkhă 		τὼ ψῖχε
tṑ psîkhe 		τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς ψῖχᾰς
toùs, tā̀s psîkhăs
Vocative ψῑ́ξ
psī́x 		ψῖχε
psîkhe 		ψῖχες
psîkhes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Hesychius also has the plurals ψίχαι (psíkhai) and ψίχηνα (psíkhēna)

Derived terms

  • ψῑχάρπαξ (psīkhárpax)
  • ψῑχῐ́δῐον (psīkhĭ́dĭon)
  • ψῑχῐ́ον (psīkhĭ́on)
  • ψῑχῐώδης (psīkhĭṓdēs)
  • ψῑχολογέω (psīkhologéō)

Further reading

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