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ψυχρός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ψυχρός

Structure: ψυχρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: yu/xw

Sense

  1. cold
  2. (figuratively) cold-hearted, without feeling, lifeless
  3. (figuratively) ineffectual

Examples

  • "πλὴν ἀλλά γε διὰ τὴν πενίαν ὑφιστάμην τὸν ἆθλον καὶ τὰ ψυχρὰ ἐκεῖνα τὰ ἐκ τῆσ σοροῦ φιλήματα ὑπερήδιστά μοι ἐποίει ὁ λιμόσ. (Lucian, Rhetorum praeceptor, (no name) 13:84)
  • νὴ Δί’ εὐδαίμων ἄρ’ ἦν ἀνὴρ γέρων ψυχρᾷ θαλάττῃ λούμενοσ. (Aristophanes, Plutus, Episode 1:5)
  • ἀμέλει τὰ ψυχρὰ τῶν ὑδάτων ἧττον ἢ οὐδ’ ὅλωσ γόνιμα. (Plutarch, Aquane an ignis sit utilior, chapter, section 9 9:1)
  • ψυχρὰ μὲν ἐλπίσ· (Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis, episode, dialogue 3:21)
  • ποῦ ψυχρὰ δῆτα πώποτ’ εἶδεσ Ἡράκλεια λουτρά; (Aristophanes, Clouds, Agon, antepirrheme11)

Synonyms

  1. cold

  2. ineffectual

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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