ψήφος

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See also: ψῆφος and ψόφος

Greek

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Etymology

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The feminine, learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ψῆφος f (psêphos, pebble, counter, vote).
The colloquial masculine, inherited, perhaps from Byzantine Greek ψῆφος (psêphos), in analogy to other -ος masculine nouns.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpsi.fos/
  • Hyphenation: ψή‧φος

Noun

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ψήφος (psífosf (plural ψήφοι)

  1. (politics) vote at an election or meeting.

Usage notes

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  • Colloquially, also masculine form.[1][2]

Declension

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singular plural
nominative ψήφος (psífos) ψήφοι (psífoi)
genitive ψήφου (psífou) ψήφων (psífon)
accusative ψήφο (psífo) ψήφους (psífous)
vocative ψήφε (psífe)
ψήφο (psífo)
ψήφοι (psífoi)

The vocative forms are rare.

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stem ψηφ-:

Related to ψήφος "vote"
Related to ψηφίο "digit"
Related to ψηφίδα "piece"
Other related terms

index ψηφο- α...ω

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 ψήφος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. 2.0 2.1 ψήφος - 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
    The masculine form marked as "error".