ψεύστειρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ψευστήρ (pseustḗr) +‎ -ια (-ia); by surface analysis, ψεύδω (pseúdō) +‎ -τειρα (-teira).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ψεύστειρᾰ • (pseústeiră) f (genitive ψευστείρᾱς); first declension

  1. female equivalent of ψευστήρ (pseustḗr, “liar”)
    • 2nd century BCE, Sibylline Oracles, 3.814-6:
      [...] οἳ δέ με Κίρκης
      μητρὸς καὶ Γνωστοῖο πατρὸς φήσουσι Σίβυλλαν
      μαινομένην ψεύστειραν·
      [...] hoì dé me Kírkēs
      mētròs kaì Gnōstoîo patròs phḗsousi Síbullan
      mainoménēn pseústeiran;
      But others will say I am a Sibyl born of mother Circe and father Gnostos, insane, a liar...

Declension

First declension of ἡ ψεύστειρᾰ; τῆς ψευστείρᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ψεύστειρᾰ
hē pseústeiră 		τὼ ψευστείρᾱ
tṑ pseusteírā 		αἱ ψεύστειραι
hai pseústeirai
Genitive τῆς ψευστείρᾱς
tês pseusteírās 		τοῖν ψευστείραιν
toîn pseusteírain 		τῶν ψευστειρῶν
tôn pseusteirôn
Dative τῇ ψευστείρᾳ
tēî pseusteírāi 		τοῖν ψευστείραιν
toîn pseusteírain 		ταῖς ψευστείραις
taîs pseusteírais
Accusative τὴν ψεύστειρᾰν
tḕn pseústeirăn 		τὼ ψευστείρᾱ
tṑ pseusteírā 		τᾱ̀ς ψευστείρᾱς
tā̀s pseusteírās
Vocative ψεύστειρᾰ
pseústeiră 		ψευστείρᾱ
pseusteírā 		ψεύστειραι
pseústeirai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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