ψαμαθία
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ψάμαθος (psámathos, “sand”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /psa.ma.tʰí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /psa.maˈtʰi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /psa.maˈθi.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /psa.maˈθi.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /psa.maˈθi.a/
Noun
ψαμαθία • (psamathía)
- Hesychius gives the definition as: αἰγιαλός (aigialós, “beach, shore”).
Further reading
- ψαμαθία in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hesychius' Lexicon: ψ