ψυχιατρική

Greek

Etymology

Substantivized feminine of ψυχιατρικός (psychiatrikós) < ψυχ- (psych-, psych-) + ιατρικός (iatrikós, medical). Learned borrowing from French psychiatrie, from psychiatre. See Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, soul) + ἰατρεία (iatreía, healing), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, to heal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /psi.çi.a.triˈci/
  • with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿bzi.çi.a.triˈci/
  • Hyphenation: ψυ‧χι‧α‧τρι‧κή
  • Homophone: ψυχιατρικοί (psychiatrikoí)

Noun

ψυχιατρική • (psychiatrikí) f (plural ψυχιατρικές)

  1. psychiatry

Declension

  • παιδοψυχιατρική f (paidopsychiatrikí, paediatric psychiatry, pedopsychiatry)
  • ψυχιατρείο n (psychiatreío, mental hospital, psychiatric hospital)
  • ψυχιατρικός (psychiatrikós, psychiatric)
  • ψυχίατρος m or f (psychíatros, psychiatrist)

See also

Adjective

ψυχιατρική • (psychiatrikí)

  1. Nominative, accusative and vocative feminine singular form of ψυχιατρικός (psychiatrikós).

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