ψαφαρός
Ancient Greek
adj-1&2
Definitions
- friable, powdery, crumbling, crumbly
- sandy
- thin, watery (of semi-liquids)
- rough, dry (of wine)
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek ψῆφος (vote, pebble, counter, pebble used for casting a vote, a pebble, voting pebble, precious stone, pebble used for reckoning).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ψῆφος
Gloss
vote, pebble, counter, pebble used for casting a vote, a pebble, voting pebble, precious stone, pebble used for reckoning
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Cognates and derived terms
- psephology English
- psephomancy English
- ψήφινος Ancient Greek
- ψηφίζω Ancient Greek
- ψηφίον Ancient Greek
- ψηφοθήκη Ancient Greek
- ψηφολογεῖον Ancient Greek
- ψηφοφόρος Ancient Greek
- ψῆφος Ancient Greek
- ἰσοψηφία Ancient Greek
- ἰσόψηφος Ancient Greek
- ψήφος Greek (modern)