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ψιλός

Pronunciation: /psiː.lós/

“ψιλός” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 14 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. naked, bare
  2. bald, smooth, hairless
  3. unclad, uncovered
  4. small, frail, delicate
  5. simple, plain
  6. light (troops)
  7. unarmed
  8. without meter (i.e. prose)
  9. without music (epic vs lyrical)
  10. without singing (instrumentals)
  11. without accompaniment (a cappella)
  12. with smooth breathing, as in ἀ (a), ἐ (e), ἠ (ē), ἰ (i), ὀ (o), ὐ (u), ὠ (ō)
  13. tenuis, as in π (p), τ (t), κ (k)
  14. written with the single letters ⟨ε⟩ and ⟨υ⟩ rather than the digraphs ⟨αι⟩ and ⟨οι⟩

Etymology

Of unknown origin; possibly related to ψάω (psáō, “to rub, wipe”), and thus of Pre-Greek origin, though the morphology remains unclear if indeed related.

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