ψέμα
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek ψέμα (pséma), from Hellenistic Koine Greek ψεῦμα (pseûma)[1] with simplification [vm] > [m]. The expected double [mm] (ψέμμα) has not been written in mediaeval times because the simplification happened after the period when double consonants were pronounced -as in ῥεῦμα (rheûma) > ρέμα (réma).[2] From Ancient Greek ψεῦσμα (pseûsma), a derivative of Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) with suffix -μα (-ma).
Cognate with Mariupol Greek псе́ма (psjéma).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ψέμα • (pséma) n (plural ψέματα)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ψέμα (pséma) | ψέματα (psémata) |
| genitive | ψέματος (psématos) | ψεμάτων (psemáton) |
| accusative | ψέμα (pséma) | ψέματα (psémata) |
| vocative | ψέμα (pséma) | ψέματα (psémata) |
Derived terms
[edit]expressions:
- αθώο ψέμα n (athóo pséma)
- κακά τα ψέματα (kaká ta psémata)
- λευκό ψέμα n (lefkó pséma, “white lie”)
- λέω ψέματα (léo psémata, “I tell lies”)
- με τα ψέματα (me ta psémata)
- πες το ψέματα (pes to psémata)
- στα ψέματα (sta psémata, “pretending”)
- χοντρό ψέμα n (chontró pséma, “literally: a 'fat' lie, a big lie”)
Related terms
[edit]- for stem ψευδο- (psevdo-) see ψεύδομαι (psévdomai, “I lie”)
- for stem ψευτο- (psefto-) see ψεύτης m (pséftis, “liar”)
References
[edit]- ^ ψέμα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ ψέμα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
Further reading
[edit]
ψέμα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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