ψόφιος
Greek
Etymology
From ψοφ(ώ) (psof(ó)) + -ιος (-ios).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpso.fços/
- Hyphenation: ψό‧φιος
Adjective
ψόφιος • (psófios) m (feminine ψόφια, neuter ψόφιο)
- (of animals) dead
- κάνω τον ψόφιο κοριό (idiomatic)
- káno ton psófio korió
- to play dead, to play possum
- (literally, “to do the dead bug”)
- (figuratively) dead tired
- (figuratively) dead (lacking vitality)
- (figuratively) dying [with για (gia, + accusative) ‘for something’] (yearning intensely)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | ψόφιος (psófios) | ψόφια (psófia) | ψόφιο (psófio) | ψόφιοι (psófioi) | ψόφιες (psófies) | ψόφια (psófia) | |
| genitive | ψόφιου (psófiou) | ψόφιας (psófias) | ψόφιου (psófiou) | ψόφιων (psófion) | ψόφιων (psófion) | ψόφιων (psófion) | |
| accusative | ψόφιο (psófio) | ψόφια (psófia) | ψόφιο (psófio) | ψόφιους (psófious) | ψόφιες (psófies) | ψόφια (psófia) | |
| vocative | ψόφιε (psófie) | ψόφια (psófia) | ψόφιο (psófio) | ψόφιοι (psófioi) | ψόφιες (psófies) | ψόφια (psófia) | |
Derived terms
- κάνω τον ψόφιο κοριό (káno ton psófio korió, “to play dead, to play possum”)
Related terms
References
- ^ ψόφιος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language