ψευδ-

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ψευδο- (pseudo-)
• ψευδό- (pseudó-)

Etymology

From ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”).

Prefix

ψευδ- • (pseud-)

1. false

Derived terms

Category Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ψευδ- not found

Descendants

• French: pseud-
• Greek: ψευδ- (psevd-)

Greek

Alternative forms

• ψευδο- (psevdo-)
• ψευδό- (psevdó-)

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ψευδ- (pseud-)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /psevð/

Prefix

ψευδ- • (psevd-)

1. Alternative form of ψευδο- (psevdo-), before a vowel.

Synonyms

• ψευτο- (psefto-) (not for formal or scientific terms)

Derived terms

• Greek terms prefixed with ψευδ-

some examples

• ψευδαδάμας (psevdadámas)
• ψευδαίσθηση f (psevdaísthisi, “illusion”)
• ψευδάνθρακας (psevdánthrakas)
• ψευδαπόστολος (psevdapóstolos)
• ψευδάργυρος m (psevdárgyros, “zinc”)
• ψευδαργυρούχος (psevdargyroúchos)
• ψευδεπίγραφος (psevdepígrafos)

 

Further reading

• “ψευδ-”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998