ψαθυρός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ψαδυρόν (psadurón)

Etymology

The formation looks like that of καπυρός (kapurós). possibly from ψάω (psáō, “crumble”).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ψᾰθῠρός • (psăthŭrós) m or f (neuter ψᾰθῠρόν); second declension

  1. friable, brittle

Declension

Second declension of ψᾰθῠρός; ψᾰθῠρόν (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative ψᾰθῠρός
psăthŭrós 		ψᾰθῠρόν
psăthŭrón 		ψᾰθῠρώ
psăthŭrṓ 		ψᾰθῠρώ
psăthŭrṓ 		ψᾰθῠροί
psăthŭroí 		ψᾰθῠρᾰ́
psăthŭrắ
Genitive ψᾰθῠροῦ
psăthŭroû 		ψᾰθῠροῦ
psăthŭroû 		ψᾰθῠροῖν
psăthŭroîn 		ψᾰθῠροῖν
psăthŭroîn 		ψᾰθῠρῶν
psăthŭrôn 		ψᾰθῠρῶν
psăthŭrôn
Dative ψᾰθῠρῷ
psăthŭrōî 		ψᾰθῠρῷ
psăthŭrōî 		ψᾰθῠροῖν
psăthŭroîn 		ψᾰθῠροῖν
psăthŭroîn 		ψᾰθῠροῖς
psăthŭroîs 		ψᾰθῠροῖς
psăthŭroîs
Accusative ψᾰθῠρόν
psăthŭrón 		ψᾰθῠρόν
psăthŭrón 		ψᾰθῠρώ
psăthŭrṓ 		ψᾰθῠρώ
psăthŭrṓ 		ψᾰθῠρούς
psăthŭroús 		ψᾰθῠρᾰ́
psăthŭrắ
Vocative ψᾰθῠρέ
psăthŭré 		ψᾰθῠρόν
psăthŭrón 		ψᾰθῠρώ
psăthŭrṓ 		ψᾰθῠρώ
psăthŭrṓ 		ψᾰθῠροί
psăthŭroí 		ψᾰθῠρᾰ́
psăthŭrắ
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ψᾰθῠρῶς
psăthŭrôs 		ψᾰθῠρώτερος
psăthŭrṓteros 		ψᾰθῠρώτᾰτος
psăthŭrṓtătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ψαθύρῐον (psathúrĭon)
  • ψαθύρματᾰ (psathúrmată)
  • ψαθυρόομαι (psathuróomai)
  • ψαθυρότης (psathurótēs)

Further reading

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