ψυχραιμία

Greek

Etymology

Α learned borrowing from French sang-froid. Morphologically, ψυχρ- (psychr-, psychro-, ψυχρός cold) + αίμ(α) (aím(a), blood) + -ία (-ía).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /psi.xɾeˈmi.a/
  • with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿bzi.xɾeˈmi.a/
  • Hyphenation: ψυ‧χραι‧μί‧α

Noun

ψυχραιμία • (psychraimía) f (plural ψυχραιμίες)

  1. sangfroid, composure
    Θαυμάζω την ψυχραιμία σου!Thavmázo tin psychraimía sou!I admire your sang-froid!
    expressions with κρατάω (kratáo, hold), χάνω (cháno, lose):
    κρατάω την ψυχραιμία μουkratáo tin psychraimía mouΙ keep/hold my sang-froid
    χάνω την ψυχραιμία μουcháno tin psychraimía mouI lose my sang-froid

Declension

Derived terms

  • ψύχραιμος (psýchraimos, calm, retaining sang-froid)

References

  1. ψυχραιμία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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