ψείρας

Greek

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpsi.ɾas/
  • Hyphenation: ψεί‧ρας

Etymology 1

Noun ψείρ(α) f (pseír(a), “louse”) + ending for masculines -ας (-as).

Noun

ψείρας • (pseíras) m

  1. (derogatory, of a person) punctilious, finicky, very fussy about details
    Synonyms: τελειομανής (teleiomanís), σχολαστικός (scholastikós)
  2. (rarely with positive meaning) very careful for details
    Synonyms: σχολαστικός (scholastikós), λεπτολόγος (leptológos)
Declension
declension of ψείρας
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ψείρας • ψείρες •
genitive ψείρα • —
accusative ψείρα • ψείρες •
vocative ψείρα • ψείρες •

Etymology 2

Inflectional form.

Noun

ψείρας • (pseíras) f

  1. Genitive singular form of ψείρα (pseíra).

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