ψωρός

See also: ψῶρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from the same Pre-Greek root of ψάω (psáō, “to rub, wipe”), ψωμός (psōmós, “morsel, bit”), ψωλός (psōlós, “circumcised”), ψώρα (psṓra, “mange”) and ψωχός (psōkhós, “sandy”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psɔː.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /psoˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /psoˈros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /psoˈros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /psoˈros/

Adjective

ψωρός • (psōrós) m (feminine ψωρᾱ́, neuter ψωρόν); first/second declension

itchy, scabby, mangy

Inflection

First and second declension of ψωρός; ψωρᾱ́; ψωρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ψωρός psōrós	ψωρᾱ́ psōrā́	ψωρόν psōrón	ψωρώ psōrṓ	ψωρᾱ́ psōrā́	ψωρώ psōrṓ	ψωροί psōroí	ψωραί psōraí	ψωρᾰ́ psōrắ
Genitive	ψωροῦ psōroû	ψωρᾶς psōrâs	ψωροῦ psōroû	ψωροῖν psōroîn	ψωραῖν psōraîn	ψωροῖν psōroîn	ψωρῶν psōrôn	ψωρῶν psōrôn	ψωρῶν psōrôn
Dative	ψωρῷ psōrōî	ψωρᾷ psōrāî	ψωρῷ psōrōî	ψωροῖν psōroîn	ψωραῖν psōraîn	ψωροῖν psōroîn	ψωροῖς psōroîs	ψωραῖς psōraîs	ψωροῖς psōroîs
Accusative	ψωρόν psōrón	ψωρᾱ́ν psōrā́n	ψωρόν psōrón	ψωρώ psōrṓ	ψωρᾱ́ psōrā́	ψωρώ psōrṓ	ψωρούς psōroús	ψωρᾱ́ς psōrā́s	ψωρᾰ́ psōrắ
Vocative	ψωρέ psōré	ψωρᾱ́ psōrā́	ψωρόν psōrón	ψωρώ psōrṓ	ψωρᾱ́ psōrā́	ψωρώ psōrṓ	ψωροί psōroí	ψωραί psōraí	ψωρᾰ́ psōrắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ψωρῶς psōrôs			ψωρότερος psōróteros			ψωρότᾰτος psōrótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

⇒ Translingual: Psorothamnus, Psorotichia