ψάθα
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Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek ψάθα (psátha).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ψάθα • (psátha) f (plural ψάθες)
- broadleaf cattail, common cattail (Typha latifolia)
- wicker
- straw mat
- στην ψάθα (idiomatic) ― stin psátha ― destitute (literally, “on the straw mat”)
- straw beach mat
Declension
[edit]Declension of ψάθα
Derived terms
[edit]- ψαθάκι n (psatháki)
See also
[edit]- τύφη f (týfi)
References
[edit]- ^ ψάθα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
[edit]- Ψάθα (φυτό) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el