ψίθυρος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • ψεδυρός (psedurós), ψίθυρ (psíthur)

Etymology

If it dissimilated from *ψυθυρ-, it may belong to ψύθος (psúthos, “lie, untruth”). On the other hand, it can be compared to ψίζομαι (psízomai, “to weep”). Pisani considered a relationship with Sanskrit क्ष्वेडति (kṣveḍati, “to hum, murmur”). Given the variants, the word is probably Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

ψῐ́θῠρος • (psíthuros) m or f (neuter ψῐ́θῠρον); second declension

  1. whispering, slanderous
  2. twittering, chirping

Inflection
Second declension of ψῐ́θῠρος; ψῐ́θῠρον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative ψῐ́θῠρος
psíthuros		 ψῐ́θῠρον
psíthuron		 ψῐθῠ́ρω
psithúrō		 ψῐθῠ́ρω
psithúrō		 ψῐ́θῠροι
psíthuroi		 ψῐ́θῠρᾰ
psíthura
Genitive ψῐθῠ́ρου
psithúrou		 ψῐθῠ́ρου
psithúrou		 ψῐθῠ́ροιν
psithúroin		 ψῐθῠ́ροιν
psithúroin		 ψῐθῠ́ρων
psithúrōn		 ψῐθῠ́ρων
psithúrōn
Dative ψῐθῠ́ρῳ
psithúrōi		 ψῐθῠ́ρῳ
psithúrōi		 ψῐθῠ́ροιν
psithúroin		 ψῐθῠ́ροιν
psithúroin		 ψῐθῠ́ροις
psithúrois		 ψῐθῠ́ροις
psithúrois
Accusative ψῐ́θῠρον
psíthuron		 ψῐ́θῠρον
psíthuron		 ψῐθῠ́ρω
psithúrō		 ψῐθῠ́ρω
psithúrō		 ψῐθῠ́ρους
psithúrous		 ψῐ́θῠρᾰ
psíthura
Vocative ψῐ́θῠρε
psíthure		 ψῐ́θῠρον
psíthuron		 ψῐθῠ́ρω
psithúrō		 ψῐθῠ́ρω
psithúrō		 ψῐ́θῠροι
psíthuroi		 ψῐ́θῠρᾰ
psíthura
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ψῐθῠ́ρως
psithúrōs		 — —
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ψίθυρα (psíthura)
  • ψιθυρίζω (psithurízō)
  • ψιθυρίς (psithurís)
  • ψιθύρισμα (psithúrisma)
  • ψιθυρισμός (psithurismós)
  • ψιθυριστής (psithuristḗs)
  • ψιθυριστικός (psithuristikós)

Descendants
  • Greek: ψίθυρος (psíthyros)
  • → Translingual: Psithyrus

Further reading

Greek

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpsi.θi.ɾos/
  • Hyphenation: ψί‧θυ‧ρος

Noun

ψίθυρος • (psíthyros) m (plural ψίθυροι)

  1. (onomatopoeia) whisper (speaking quietly)

Declension
declension of ψίθυρος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ψίθυρος • ψίθυροι •
genitive ψίθυρου •,  ψιθύρου • ψίθυρων •,  ψιθύρων •
accusative ψίθυρο • ψίθυρους •,  ψιθύρους •
vocative ψίθυρε • ψίθυροι •
Second forms are formal. 
  • σιγοψιθυρίζω (sigopsithyrízo)
  • ψιθυρίζω (psithyrízo, “whisper”)
  • ψιθύρισμα n (psithýrisma)
  • ψιθυρισμός m (psithyrismós)
  • ψιθυριστής m (psithyristís)
  • ψιθυριστός (psithyristós, “whispered, hushed”, adjective)
  • ψιθυριστά (psithyristá, “in a whisper”, adverb)
  • ψιθυρίζεται (psithyrízetai, “impersonal: it is rumoured”)
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