ψηφίο
Greek
Etymology
From neuter Hellenistic Ancient Greek ψηφίον (“small pebble, gravel”) diminutive of feminine Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble, counter, vote”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /psiˈfi.o/
- Hyphenation: ψη‧φί‧ο
Noun
ψηφίο • (psifío) n (plural ψηφία)
- digit, numeral
- (typography) character
- small piece to form a mosaic
- Synonym: ψηφίδα (psifída) (feminine)
Declension
Related terms
- -ψήφιος (-psífios) with numeral prefixes as first combining forms μονο-, δι-, τρι-, τετρα-, ... like:
- διψήφιος (dipsífios, “with 2 digits”)
- εξαψήφιος (exapsífios, “with 6 digits”)
- μονοψήφιος (monopsífios, “with 1 digit”)
- πολυψήφιος (polypsífios, “with many digits”)
- τετραψήφιος (tetrapsífios, “with 4 digits”)
- τριψήφιος (tripsífios, “with 3 digits”)
Also
- δίψηφος (dípsifos, “with 2 digits, or characters”)
- ψηφί n (psifí, “synonym of ψηφίδα”)
- ψηφιακός (psifiakós, “digital”)
- ψηφιοποιώ (psifiopoió, “digitize, digitise”) & related
- ψηφιοποίηση (psifiopoíisi, “digitization, digitisation”)
- ψηφίτης m (psifítis, “psephite”) (petrology, geology)
and see
- "vote" related terms: see ψήφος f (psífos)
- "small piece" related terms: see ψηφίδα f (psifída)
- α...ω related terms at ψήφος
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