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ψήφος
vote /ˈpsi.fos/
nounB1#1640 most common
Also: pebble, ballot
Example sentences
Έδωσα την ψήφο μου.
I gave my vote.
Η ψήφος μου είναι μυστική.
My vote is secret.
Κάθε πολίτης έχει μία ψήφο στις εκλογές.
Every citizen has one vote in the elections.
Η ψήφος εμπιστοσύνης προς την κυβέρνηση πέρασε με μικρή πλειοψηφία.
The vote of confidence in the government passed with a small majority.
Οι ψήφοι καταμετρήθηκαν αργά το βράδυ.
The votes were counted late in the evening.
Στην αρχαία Αθήνα, η ψήφος ήταν κυριολεκτικά ένα βοτσαλάκι που έριχνε ο πολίτης στην κάλπη.
In ancient Athens, the psephos was literally a small pebble that a citizen dropped into the ballot urn.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η ψήφος | οι ψήφοι |
| Genitive | της ψήφου | των ψήφων |
| Accusative | την ψήφο | τις ψήφους |
| Vocative | ψήφε | ψήφοι |
Word family
ψηφίζωto voteψηφοφορίαvoting, balloting
ψηφοφόροςvoter
ψηφιακόςdigitalψηφίδαtessera, small mosaic tile
Etymology
In Ancient Greek, ψῆφος meant a small pebble or stone. Greeks used such pebbles for counting and for casting votes, dropping one into an urn to register a choice. From that practice the word shifted from the object itself to the act it performed, and today ψήφος means simply a vote.
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