ψάδδα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably related to ψαθυρός (psathurós, “friable, crumbling”).

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpsad.da/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsað.ða/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsað.ða/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpsa.ða/

Noun

ψάδδα • (psádda)

Hesychius' gives the definition as: κινάβαρις (kinábaris, “cinnabar”).

References

ψάδδα in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Hesychius' Lexicon: ψ

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