ψύχωση

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from French psychose from Ancient Greek ψυχή f (psukhḗ, “soul”), ψυχ- of ψυχο- (psukho-) + -ose after névrose. Different sense for the Hellenistic ψύχωσις f (psúkhōsis, “giving life, animating”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpsi.xo.si/
  • with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿ˈbzi.xo.si/
  • Hyphenation: ψύ‧χω‧ση

Noun

ψύχωση • (psýchosi) f (plural ψυχώσεις)

  1. (psychiatry) psychosis
  2. (colloquial) informal extreme passion for something
  3. (colloquial) hysteria
    μαζική ψύχωση ― mazikí psýchosi ― mass hysteria

Declension
declension of ψύχωση
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ψύχωση • ψυχώσεις •
genitive ψύχωσης • ψυχώσεων •
accusative ψύχωση • ψυχώσεις •
vocative ψύχωση • ψυχώσεις •
Older or formal genitive singular: ψυχώσεως •
  • αναψύχωση f (anapsýchosi, “reanimation, reinvigoration”)
  • εμψύχωση f (empsýchosi, “giving courage”)
  • μετεμψύχωση f (metempsýchosi, “transmigration, metempsychosis”)
  • ψυχωσικός (psychosikós)

and see: ψυχή f (psychí, “soul”)

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

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