ψώρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • ψώρη (psṓrē) — Ionic

Etymology

According to Beekes, from the same Pre-Greek root of ψάω (psáō, “to rub, wipe”), ψωμός (psōmós, “morsel, bit”), ψωλός (psōlós, “circumcized”), ψωρός (psōrós, “itchy, mangy”) and ψωχός (psōkhós, “sandy”). The word has also been compared to Lithuanian sóra (“millet”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ψώρᾱ • (psṓrā) f (genitive ψώρᾱς); first declension

  1. itch, mange, scurvy (of men and beasts)
  2. (botany) disease of trees, scab
  3. kind of moth

Declension
First declension of ἡ ψώρᾱ; τῆς ψώρᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ψώρᾱ
hē psṓrā		 τὼ ψώρᾱ
tṑ psṓrā		 αἱ ψῶραι
hai psôrai
Genitive τῆς ψώρᾱς
tês psṓrās		 τοῖν ψώραιν
toîn psṓrain		 τῶν ψωρῶν
tôn psōrôn
Dative τῇ ψώρᾳ
têi psṓrāi		 τοῖν ψώραιν
toîn psṓrain		 ταῖς ψώραις
taîs psṓrais
Accusative τὴν ψώρᾱν
tḕn psṓrān		 τὼ ψώρᾱ
tṑ psṓrā		 τᾱ̀ς ψώρᾱς
tā̀s psṓrās
Vocative ψώρᾱ
psṓrā		 ψώρᾱ
psṓrā		 ψῶραι
psôrai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ψωραγριάω (psōragriáō)
  • ψωραλέος (psōraléos)
  • ψωρανθεμίς (psōranthemís)
  • ψωράριος (psōrários)
  • ψωρίασις (psōríasis)
  • ψωριάω (psōriáō)
  • ψωρικός (psōrikós)
  • ψωρίτης (psōrítēs)
  • ψωροφθαλμία (psōrophthalmía)
  • ψωρώδης (psōrṓdēs)
  • ψώρωσις (psṓrōsis)

Descendants
  • > Greek: ψώρα (psóra) (inherited)
  • > Pontic Greek: ψώρα (psóra) (inherited)
    • → Laz: მსორა (msora), მწორა (mǯora); მსურა (msura), მსუა (msua); სორა (sora)
  • → Latin: psōra
    • → English: psora (learned)
    • → French: psora, psore (learned)

References

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpso.ɾa/
  • with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿bzo.ɾa/
  • Hyphenation: ψώ‧ρα

Noun

ψώρα • (psóra) f usually in the singular

  1. (pathology) scabies, mange

Declension
declension of ψώρα
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ψώρα • ψώρες •
genitive ψώρας • —
accusative ψώρα • ψώρες •
vocative ψώρα • ψώρες •
Usually in the singular.
  • αν ήταν η ζήλια ψώρα, θα γέμιζ' όλ' η χώρα ― an ítan i zília psóra, tha gémiz' ól' i chóra ― literally:' if jealousy were scabies, the land would be full of it.
  • αψώριαστος (apsóriastos, “not mangy, not scabby”)
  • ψωραλέος (psoraléos)
  • ψώρας m (psóras, “picky, fussy”)
  • ψωριάζω (psoriázo)
  • ψωριάρης (psoriáris)
  • ψωριάρικος (psoriárikos)
  • ψωρίαση f (psoríasi)
  • ψώριασμα n (psóriasma)
  • ψωριασμένος (psoriasménos, participle)
  • ψωρίλος m (psorílos), ψωρίλας m (psorílas)

and ψωρο- (psoro-, derogatory prefix) for colloquial compounds like

Pontic Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra).

Noun

ψώρα (psóra) f

  1. scabies, mange

Descendants
  • → Laz: მსორა (msora), მწორა (mǯora); მსურა (msura), მსუა (msua); სორა (sora)

References
  • Παπαδόπουλος, Άνθιμος (2016) “ψώρα”, in Ιστορικόν λεξικόν της ποντικής διαλέκτου [An historical dictionary of the Pontic dialect] (Παράρτημα περιοδικού «Αρχείον Πόντου»; 3), 2nd edition, Athens: Επιτροπή Ποντιακών Μελετών, page 1092b

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