ψεῦδος in Ancient Greek

IPA: /psêu̯.dos/, /ˈpseβ.ðos/, /ˈpsev.ðos/, /psêu̯.dos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpsew.dos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈpseβ.ðos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈpsev.ðos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈpsev.ðos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Related to ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”). Head templates: {{grc-noun|ψεύδους|n|third}} ψεῦδος • (pseûdos) n (genitive ψεύδους); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ψεῦδος|ους}} Forms: pseûdos [romanization], ψεύδους [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ ψεῦδος [nominative, singular], ψεύδει [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ ψεύδη [nominative, plural], τοῦ ψεύδους [genitive, singular], ψευδοῖν [dual, genitive], ψευδῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ ψεύδει [dative, singular], ψευδοῖν [dative, dual], τοῖς ψεύδεσῐ [dative, plural], ψεύδεσῐν [dative, plural], toîs pseúdesĭ [dative, plural], toîs pseúdesĭn [dative, plural], τὸ ψεῦδος [accusative, singular], ψεύδει [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ ψεύδη [accusative, plural], ψεῦδος [singular, vocative], ψεύδει [dual, vocative], ψεύδη [plural, vocative]

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Related to ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pseûdos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψεύδους",
      "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": "τὸ ψεῦδος",
      "roman": "tò pseûdos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψεύδει",
      "roman": "pseúdei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ ψεύδη",
      "roman": "tằ pseúdē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ψεύδους",
      "roman": "toû pseúdous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψευδοῖν",
      "roman": "pseudoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψευδῶν",
      "roman": "pseudôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ψεύδει",
      "roman": "tôi pseúdei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψευδοῖν",
      "roman": "pseudoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ψεύδεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψεύδεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs pseúdesĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs pseúdesĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ ψεῦδος",
      "roman": "tò pseûdos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψεύδει",
      "roman": "pseúdei",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ ψεύδη",
      "roman": "tằ pseúdē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψεῦδος",
      "roman": "pseûdos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψεύδει",
      "roman": "pseúdei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψεύδη",
      "roman": "pseúdē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ψεύδους",
        "2": "n",
        "3": "third"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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        "2": "ους"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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        "a falsehood, a lie, a figment"
      ],
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          "falsehood",
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        ],
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        {
          "roman": "pseûsma",
          "sense": "lie, untruth",
          "word": "ψεῦσμα"
        },
        {
          "roman": "psoúdion",
          "sense": "lie, untruth",
          "word": "ψούδιον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "psúthos",
          "sense": "lie, untruth",
          "word": "ψύθος"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/psêu̯.dos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpseβ.ðos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpsev.ðos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psêu̯.dos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpsew.dos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpseβ.ðos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpsev.ðos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpsev.ðos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ψεῦδος"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Related to ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”).",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ ψεῦδος",
      "roman": "tò pseûdos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψεύδει",
      "roman": "pseúdei",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾰ̀ ψεύδη",
      "roman": "tằ pseúdē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ψεύδους",
      "roman": "toû pseúdous",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψευδοῖν",
      "roman": "pseudoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψευδῶν",
      "roman": "pseudôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ψεύδει",
      "roman": "tôi pseúdei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψευδοῖν",
      "roman": "pseudoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ψεύδεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψεύδεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs pseúdesĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs pseúdesĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸ ψεῦδος",
      "roman": "tò pseûdos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψεύδει",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ψεῦδος",
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψεύδει",
      "roman": "pseúdei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψεύδη",
      "roman": "pseúdē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ψεύδους",
        "2": "n",
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      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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        "1": "ψεῦδος",
        "2": "ους"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "glosses": [
        "a falsehood, a lie, a figment"
      ],
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          "falsehood"
        ],
        [
          "lie",
          "lie"
        ],
        [
          "figment",
          "figment"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/psêu̯.dos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpseβ.ðos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpsev.ðos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/psêu̯.dos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpsew.dos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpseβ.ðos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpsev.ðos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpsev.ðos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "pseûsma",
      "sense": "lie, untruth",
      "word": "ψεῦσμα"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psoúdion",
      "sense": "lie, untruth",
      "word": "ψούδιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "psúthos",
      "sense": "lie, untruth",
      "word": "ψύθος"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ψεῦδος"
}

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"ψεῦδος" meaning in Ancient Greek

Noun

Inflected forms