ψαλμουδιά

Greek

Etymology

Inherited through Mediaeval Greek from Hellenistic Koine Greek ψαλμῳδία (psalmōidía) with vowel change [o] > [u] under the influence of [m] and synizesis at the ending to avoid hiatus.[1] Compare to the more formal synonym ψαλμωδία f (psalmodía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /psal.muˈðʝa/
  • after [n] as with the article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿bzal.muˈðʝa/
  • Hyphenation: ψαλ‧μου‧διά

Noun

ψαλμουδιά • (psalmoudiáf (plural ψαλμουδιές)

  1. (colloquial) colloquial form of ψαλμωδία (psalmodía), psalmody

Declension

Declension of ψαλμουδιά
singular plural
nominative ψαλμουδιά (psalmoudiá) ψαλμουδιές (psalmoudiés)
genitive ψαλμουδιάς (psalmoudiás) ψαλμουδιών (psalmoudión)
accusative ψαλμουδιά (psalmoudiá) ψαλμουδιές (psalmoudiés)
vocative ψαλμουδιά (psalmoudiá) ψαλμουδιές (psalmoudiés)
  • ψαλμουδία f (psalmoudía) (dated or dialect form)
  • ψαλουδία f (psaloudía) (dialect form)

References

  1. ^ ψαλμουδιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language