ψόφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Like ψεῦδος (pseûdos) and ψύθος (psúthos), it may originally be onomatopoeic and somehow belong with the interjection ψό (psó). Alternatively, Petersson derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰes-, like ψύχω (psúkhō, “to breathe, blow”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ψόφος • (psóphos) m (genitive ψόφου); second declension

  1. sounds or noises not produced by the human voice: clattering, rattling, knocking, crashing

Declension
Second declension of ὁ ψόφος; τοῦ ψόφου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ψόφος
ho psóphos		 τὼ ψόφω
tṑ psóphō		 οἱ ψόφοι
hoi psóphoi
Genitive τοῦ ψόφου
toû psóphou		 τοῖν ψόφοιν
toîn psóphoin		 τῶν ψόφων
tôn psóphōn
Dative τῷ ψόφῳ
tôi psóphōi		 τοῖν ψόφοιν
toîn psóphoin		 τοῖς ψόφοις
toîs psóphois
Accusative τὸν ψόφον
tòn psóphon		 τὼ ψόφω
tṑ psóphō		 τοὺς ψόφους
toùs psóphous
Vocative ψόφε
psóphe		 ψόφω
psóphō		 ψόφοι
psóphoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ἄψοφος (ápsophos)
  • ψόφαξ (psóphax)
  • ψοφέω (psophéō)
  • ψόφημα (psóphēma)
  • ψόφησις (psóphēsis)
  • ψοφητικός (psophētikós)
  • ψοφοδέεια (psophodéeia)
  • ψοφοδεής (psophodeḗs)
  • ψοφοειδής (psophoeidḗs)
  • ψοφομήδης (psophomḗdēs)
  • ψοφώδης (psophṓdēs)

Descendants
  • Greek: ψόφος (psófos)

References

Greek

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpso.fos/
  • Hyphenation: ψό‧φος

Etymology 1

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ψόφος (psóphos, “loud noise”), from Ancient Greek ψοφῶ (psophô, “to make loud noise”). The senses, since mediaeval times.[1] Also see ψοφάω (psofáo).

Noun

ψόφος • (psófos) m (plural ψόφοι) (usually in the singular)

  1. (colloquial) death (especially for animals)
  2. (colloquial) freezing cold, chill
    Κάνει ψόφο έξω!
    Kánei psófo éxo!
    It's freezing cold outside!
Declension
declension of ψόφος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ψόφος • ψόφοι •
genitive ψόφου • ψόφων •
accusative ψόφο • ψόφους •
vocative ψόφε • ψόφοι •
Found in the singular. Spuriously in the plural.
Synonyms
  • (death): θάνατος m (thánatos), θανατικό n (thanatikó)
  • (freezing cold): ψοφόκρυο m (psofókryo), παγωνιά f (pagoniá)
Derived terms
  • κακό σκυλί ψόφο δεν έχει (kakó skylí psófo den échei, “a creaking door hangs longest”) (literally, 'a bad dog doesn't have death')
  • κακό ψόφο να 'χεις (kakó psófo na 'cheis, “may you perish badly!”)

Etymology 2

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ψόφος (psóphos), from ψό (psó, “pshaw! interjection of contempt and disgust”), of uncertain etymon.

Noun

ψόφος • (psófos) m (plural ψόφοι)

  1. (physiology, medicine or obsolete) noise [2]
    μυϊκός ψόφος ― myïkós psófos ― muscular noise
Declension
declension of ψόφος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ψόφος • ψόφοι •
genitive ψόφου • ψόφων •
accusative ψόφο • ψόφους •
vocative ψόφε • ψόφοι •
Synonyms

Not related to medicine or physiology:

References
  1. ψόφος - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ψόφος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
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