ψιλός

See also: ψηλός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pre-Greek.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ψῑλός (psīlós) m (feminine ψῑλή, neuter ψῑλόν); first/second declension

  1. naked, bare
  2. bald, smooth
  3. unclad, uncovered
  4. small, frail, delicate
  5. simple
  6. (military) light (troops)
  7. unarmed
  8. (of words) without meter (i.e. prose)
  9. (poetry) without music (Epic vs Lyrical)
  10. (singing) without music (a capella)
  11. (music) without singing (instrumentals)
  12. (grammar) without the rough breathing (i.e. with the smooth breathing)
  13. (grammar) describing the unaspirated voiceless stops, π (p), τ (t), κ (k), as opposed to the aspirated voiceless stops, φ (ph), χ (kh), θ (th)

Declension

Antonyms

  • (hairless, without rough breathing, unaspirated): δασύς (dasús)

Derived terms

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ψῑλός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 1668-1669

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ψιλός (psilós, naked).

Adjective

ψιλός (psilós) m (feminine ψιλή, neuter ψιλό)

  1. thin, fine, delicate

Declension

See also

compare with: ψηλός (psilós, tall)
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