ψίχαι

ψίχαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ψῖχες (psîkhes)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /psí.kʰai̯/ → /ˈpsi.xɛ/ → /ˈpsi.çe/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psí.kʰai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.kʰɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.xɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.çe/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpsi.çe/

Noun

ψίχαι • (psíkhai)

1. (hapax legomenon) an alternative plural of ψίξ, not attested in regular text, but only in Hesychius' manuscript; editors of Hesychius' dictionary correct it to ψίχες.