ψυδρός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ψυδνός (psudnós)

Etymology

Related to ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, untrue”) and ψύθος (psúthos, “lie, untruth”). The zero grade found in this word agrees with Armenian սուտ (sut, “false; lie”). Clackson is inclined to believe the proposal that the Greek word is related to Proto-Indo-European *bʰes- (“wind”), like ψύχω (psúkhō, “to breathe, blow”); semantic parallels would be ψίθυρος (psíthuros, “whispering, slanderous”) and ψύδραξ (psúdrax, “pustule, blister”). However, according to Beekes, Pre-Greek origin is a better explanation.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psy.drós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /psyˈdros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /psyˈðros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /psyˈðros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /psiˈðros/

Adjective

ψῠδρός • (psudrós) m (feminine ψῠδρᾱ́, neuter ψῠδρόν); first/second declension

false, lying, untrue
Synonym: ψευδής (pseudḗs)

Inflection

First and second declension of ψῠδρός; ψῠδρᾱ́; ψῠδρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ψῠδρός psudrós	ψῠδρᾱ́ psudrā́	ψῠδρόν psudrón	ψῠδρώ psudrṓ	ψῠδρᾱ́ psudrā́	ψῠδρώ psudrṓ	ψῠδροί psudroí	ψῠδραί psudraí	ψῠδρᾰ́ psudrá
Genitive	ψῠδροῦ psudroû	ψῠδρᾶς psudrâs	ψῠδροῦ psudroû	ψῠδροῖν psudroîn	ψῠδραῖν psudraîn	ψῠδροῖν psudroîn	ψῠδρῶν psudrôn	ψῠδρῶν psudrôn	ψῠδρῶν psudrôn
Dative	ψῠδρῷ psudrôi	ψῠδρᾷ psudrâi	ψῠδρῷ psudrôi	ψῠδροῖν psudroîn	ψῠδραῖν psudraîn	ψῠδροῖν psudroîn	ψῠδροῖς psudroîs	ψῠδραῖς psudraîs	ψῠδροῖς psudroîs
Accusative	ψῠδρόν psudrón	ψῠδρᾱ́ν psudrā́n	ψῠδρόν psudrón	ψῠδρώ psudrṓ	ψῠδρᾱ́ psudrā́	ψῠδρώ psudrṓ	ψῠδρούς psudroús	ψῠδρᾱ́ς psudrā́s	ψῠδρᾰ́ psudrá
Vocative	ψῠδρέ psudré	ψῠδρᾱ́ psudrā́	ψῠδρόν psudrón	ψῠδρώ psudrṓ	ψῠδρᾱ́ psudrā́	ψῠδρώ psudrṓ	ψῠδροί psudroí	ψῠδραί psudraí	ψῠδρᾰ́ psudrá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ψῠδρῶς psudrôs			ψῠδρότερος psudróteros			ψῠδρότᾰτος psudrótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ψῠδρεύς (psudreús)