ψάκαλον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ψαίκαλον (psaíkalon)

Etymology

From ψακάς (psakás, “drop”). The same metaphor is found with δρόσος (drósos, “dew”) and ἕρση (hérsē, “dew”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psá.ka.lon/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpsa.ka.lon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsa.ka.lon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsa.ka.lon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpsa.ka.lon/

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Noun

ψάκαλον • (psákalon) n (genitive ψακάλου); second declension

new-born animal

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ψάκαλον; τοῦ ψακάλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ψάκαλον tò psákalon	τὼ ψακάλω tṑ psakálō	τᾰ̀ ψάκαλᾰ tà psákala
Genitive	τοῦ ψακάλου toû psakálou	τοῖν ψακάλοιν toîn psakáloin	τῶν ψακάλων tôn psakálōn
Dative	τῷ ψακάλῳ tôi psakálōi	τοῖν ψακάλοιν toîn psakáloin	τοῖς ψακάλοις toîs psakálois
Accusative	τὸ ψάκαλον tò psákalon	τὼ ψακάλω tṑ psakálō	τᾰ̀ ψάκαλᾰ tà psákala
Vocative	ψάκαλον psákalon	ψακάλω psakálō	ψάκαλᾰ psákala
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ψακαλοῦχος (psakaloûkhos)