ψαλμωδία

See also: ψαλμῳδία

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ψαλμῳδίᾱ (psalmōidíā), from ψαλμῳδ(ός) m (psalmōid(ós), “psalmist”) + -ία (-ía), from ψαλμός (psalmós) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ). Compare to the inherited colloquial synonym ψαλμουδιά f (psalmoudiá).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /psal.moˈði.a/
with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA^(key): /tim‿bzal.moˈði.a/
Hyphenation: ψαλ‧μω‧δί‧α

Noun

ψαλμωδία • (psalmodía) f

psalmody

Declension

declension of ψαλμωδία

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	ψαλμωδία •	ψαλμωδίες •
genitive	ψαλμωδίας •	ψαλμωδιών •
accusative	ψαλμωδία •	ψαλμωδίες •
vocative	ψαλμωδία •	ψαλμωδίες •

Further reading

ψαλμωδία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
Babiniotis, Georgios (2010), “ψαλμωδία”, in Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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