"ψακάς" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /psa.kás/, /psaˈkas/, /psaˈkas/, /psa.kás/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /psaˈkas/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /psaˈkas/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /psaˈkas/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /psaˈkas/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: The formation is similar to ἰκμάς (ikmás), λιβάς (libás) and ψιάς (psiás). According to Beekes, in view of the suffix "-αδ-" it is probably Pre-Greek. The connection with Lithuanian spākas (“drop, point”) may be correct, in which case both words go back to a substrate language. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek, {{cog|lt|spākas||drop, point}} Lithuanian spākas (“drop, point”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ψᾰκάς|ψᾰκάδος|f|third}} ψᾰκάς • (psăkás) f (genitive ψᾰκάδος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ψᾰκᾰ́ς|ψᾰκᾰ́δος}} Forms: ψᾰκάς [canonical], psăkás [romanization], ψᾰκάδος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ ψᾰκᾰ́ς [nominative, singular], ψᾰκᾰ́δε [dual, nominative], αἱ ψᾰκᾰ́δες [nominative, plural], τῆς ψᾰκᾰ́δος [genitive, singular], ψᾰκᾰ́δοιν [dual, genitive], ψᾰκᾰ́δων [genitive, plural], τῇ ψᾰκᾰ́δῐ [dative, singular], ψᾰκᾰ́δοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς ψᾰκᾰ́σῐ [dative, plural], ψᾰκᾰ́σῐν [dative, plural], taîs psăkắsĭ [dative, plural], taîs psăkắsĭn [dative, plural], τὴν ψᾰκᾰ́δᾰ [accusative, singular], ψᾰκᾰ́δε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ψᾰκᾰ́δᾰς [accusative, plural], ψᾰκᾰ́ς [singular, vocative], ψᾰκᾰ́δε [dual, vocative], ψᾰκᾰ́δες [plural, vocative], ψεκάς [alternative, Ionic]
  1. raindrop; particle
    Sense id: en-ψακάς-grc-noun-WALTYMQa
  2. drizzle, heavy rain, shower
    Sense id: en-ψακάς-grc-noun-ZIzlBqDg Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 18 60 21
  3. sputterer
    Sense id: en-ψακάς-grc-noun-eFwkTK-- Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Atmospheric phenomena Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 9 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 7 90 Disambiguation of Atmospheric phenomena: 27 27 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ψακάδιον (psakádion), ψακάδισσα (psakádissa), ψακαδισχίοις (psakadiskhíois), ψακάζω (psakázō), ψάκαλον (psákalon), ψακαστός (psakastós)
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "psakádion",
      "word": "ψακάδιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "psakádissa",
      "word": "ψακάδισσα"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "psakadiskhíois",
      "word": "ψακαδισχίοις"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "psakázō",
      "word": "ψακάζω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "psákalon",
      "word": "ψάκαλον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "psakastós",
      "word": "ψακαστός"
    }
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      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "spākas",
        "3": "",
        "4": "drop, point"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The formation is similar to ἰκμάς (ikmás), λιβάς (libás) and ψιάς (psiás). According to Beekes, in view of the suffix \"-αδ-\" it is probably Pre-Greek. The connection with Lithuanian spākas (“drop, point”) may be correct, in which case both words go back to a substrate language.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκάς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "psăkás",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκάδος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ ψᾰκᾰ́ς",
      "roman": "hē psăkắs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́δε",
      "roman": "psăkắde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ ψᾰκᾰ́δες",
      "roman": "hai psăkắdes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ψᾰκᾰ́δος",
      "roman": "tês psăkắdos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́δοιν",
      "roman": "psăkắdoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́δων",
      "roman": "psăkắdōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ψᾰκᾰ́δῐ",
      "roman": "têi psăkắdĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́δοιν",
      "roman": "psăkắdoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς ψᾰκᾰ́σῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́σῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs psăkắsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs psăkắsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ψᾰκᾰ́δᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn psăkắdă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́δε",
      "roman": "psăkắde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ψᾰκᾰ́δᾰς",
      "roman": "tā̀s psăkắdăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́ς",
      "roman": "psăkắs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́δε",
      "roman": "psăkắde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́δες",
      "roman": "psăkắdes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψεκάς",
      "roman": "psekás",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ionic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "4": "third"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "raindrop; particle"
      ],
      "id": "en-ψακάς-grc-noun-WALTYMQa",
      "links": [
        [
          "raindrop",
          "raindrop"
        ],
        [
          "particle",
          "particle"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 60 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "drizzle, heavy rain, shower"
      ],
      "id": "en-ψακάς-grc-noun-ZIzlBqDg",
      "links": [
        [
          "drizzle",
          "drizzle"
        ],
        [
          "rain",
          "rain"
        ],
        [
          "shower",
          "shower"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 35 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 9 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 7 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 27 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Atmospheric phenomena",
          "orig": "grc:Atmospheric phenomena",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sputterer"
      ],
      "id": "en-ψακάς-grc-noun-eFwkTK--",
      "links": [
        [
          "sputterer",
          "sputterer"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/psa.kás/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psaˈkas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psaˈkas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psa.kás/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psaˈkas/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psaˈkas/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psaˈkas/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psaˈkas/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ψακάς"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Atmospheric phenomena"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "psakádion",
      "word": "ψακάδιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psakádissa",
      "word": "ψακάδισσα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psakadiskhíois",
      "word": "ψακαδισχίοις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psakázō",
      "word": "ψακάζω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psákalon",
      "word": "ψάκαλον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psakastós",
      "word": "ψακαστός"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "grc",
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        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "spākas",
        "3": "",
        "4": "drop, point"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The formation is similar to ἰκμάς (ikmás), λιβάς (libás) and ψιάς (psiás). According to Beekes, in view of the suffix \"-αδ-\" it is probably Pre-Greek. The connection with Lithuanian spākas (“drop, point”) may be correct, in which case both words go back to a substrate language.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκάς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "psăkás",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκάδος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ ψᾰκᾰ́ς",
      "roman": "hē psăkắs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́δε",
      "roman": "psăkắde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ ψᾰκᾰ́δες",
      "roman": "hai psăkắdes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ψᾰκᾰ́δος",
      "roman": "tês psăkắdos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́δοιν",
      "roman": "psăkắdoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́δων",
      "roman": "psăkắdōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ψᾰκᾰ́δῐ",
      "roman": "têi psăkắdĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́δοιν",
      "roman": "psăkắdoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς ψᾰκᾰ́σῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́σῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs psăkắsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs psăkắsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ψᾰκᾰ́δᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn psăkắdă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́δε",
      "roman": "psăkắde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ψᾰκᾰ́δᾰς",
      "roman": "tā̀s psăkắdăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́ς",
      "roman": "psăkắs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́δε",
      "roman": "psăkắde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψᾰκᾰ́δες",
      "roman": "psăkắdes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψεκάς",
      "roman": "psekás",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Ionic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ψᾰκάς",
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        "3": "f",
        "4": "third"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ψᾰκᾰ́ς",
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      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "raindrop; particle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "raindrop",
          "raindrop"
        ],
        [
          "particle",
          "particle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "drizzle, heavy rain, shower"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drizzle",
          "drizzle"
        ],
        [
          "rain",
          "rain"
        ],
        [
          "shower",
          "shower"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sputterer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sputterer",
          "sputterer"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/psa.kás/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psaˈkas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psaˈkas/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psa.kás/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psaˈkas/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psaˈkas/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psaˈkas/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psaˈkas/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ψακάς"
}

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