ψαμαθία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ψάμαθος (psámathos, “sand”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psa.ma.tʰí.aː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /psa.maˈtʰi.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /psa.maˈθi.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /psa.maˈθi.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /psa.maˈθi.a/

Noun

ψαμαθία • (psamathía)

Hesychius gives the definition as: αἰγιαλός (aigialós, “beach, shore”).

Further reading

“ψαμαθία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Hesychius' Lexicon: ψ