patter

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Λόγοις δ' ἐγὼ φιλοῦσαν οὐ στέργω φίλην → I do not care for the friend who loves in word alone

Sophocles, Antigone, 543

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substantive

P. and V. ψόφος, ὁ, κτύπος, ὁ (Plato but rare P.).

patter of rain: P. and V. ψακάς, ἡ (Xen., also Ar.).

verb intransitive

P. and V. ψοφεῖν, κτυπεῖν (Plato but rare P.).

drip: P. and V. στάζειν (Plato but rare P.); see drip.