ψακάς
ψακάς
ψᾰκάς, later ψεκάς, άδος,
ψάω
any small piece broken off, a grain, morsel, bit, ἀργυρίου μηδὲ ψακάς, i.e. not even a silver penny, Ar.; collectively, ψάμμου ψεκάς grains of sand, Anth.
a drop of rain; and collectively, drizzling rain, ὕσθησαν αἱ Θῆβαι ψακάδι Hdt.; ψακὰς δὲ λήγει drops are ceasing, i.e. a storm is coming, Aesch.:—generally, rain, Eur.; ψακάδι φοινίας δρόσου with a sprinkling of bloody dew, Aesch.
Comic name for a sputterer, Ar.
Headword (normalized):
ψακάς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ψακας
Intro Text:
ψακάς
ψᾰκάς, later ψεκάς, άδος,
ψάω
any small piece broken off, a grain, morsel, bit, ἀργυρίου μηδὲ ψακάς, i.e. not even a silver penny, Ar.; collectively, ψάμμου ψεκάς grains of sand, Anth.
a drop of rain; and collectively, drizzling rain, ὕσθησαν αἱ Θῆβαι ψακάδι Hdt.; ψακὰς δὲ λήγει drops are ceasing, i.e. a storm is coming, Aesch.:—generally, rain, Eur.; ψακάδι φοινίας δρόσου with a sprinkling of bloody dew, Aesch.
Comic name for a sputterer, Ar.
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