ψάμμος
ψάμμος
ψάμμος, ἡ,
sand, so called from its loose, crumbling nature (from ψάω), Od., etc.:—proverb., ψάμμος ἀριθμὸν περιπέφευγεν Pind.
ἡ ψ. the sandy desert of Libya, Hdt.
Both ψάμμος and ψάμαθος sometimes drop ψ and become ἄμμος, ἄμαθος.
Headword (normalized):
ψάμμος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ψαμμος
Intro Text:
ψάμμος
ψάμμος, ἡ,
sand, so called from its loose, crumbling nature (from ψάω), Od., etc.:—proverb., ψάμμος ἀριθμὸν περιπέφευγεν Pind.
ἡ ψ. the sandy desert of Libya, Hdt.
Both ψάμμος and ψάμαθος sometimes drop ψ and become ἄμμος, ἄμαθος.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n36168
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