ψυχαγωγία

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ψυχαγωγία (psukhagōgía), from Ancient Greek ψῡχᾰγωγῐ́ᾱ (psūkhăgōgĭ́ā, “evocation of the dead souls”),[1] from ψῡχᾰγωγός (psūkhăgōgós, “one who leads the dead souls”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /psi.xa.ɣoˈʝi.a/
  • with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿bzi.xa.ɣoˈʝi.a/
  • Hyphenation: ψυ‧χα‧γω‧γί‧α

Noun

ψυχαγωγία • (psychagogía) f (plural ψυχαγωγίες)

  1. entertainment, recreation

Declension

Declension of ψυχαγωγία
singular plural
nominative ψυχαγωγία (psychagogía) ψυχαγωγίες (psychagogíes)
genitive ψυχαγωγίας (psychagogías) ψυχαγωγιών (psychagogión)
accusative ψυχαγωγία (psychagogía) ψυχαγωγίες (psychagogíes)
vocative ψυχαγωγία (psychagogía) ψυχαγωγίες (psychagogíes)

Synonyms

  • αψυχαγώγητος (apsychagógitos, “who has not been entertained”)
  • ψυχαγωγικός (psychagogikós, “entertaining”)
  • ψυχαγωγός (psychagogós, “who leads the souls”) (epithet for god Hermes)
  • ψυχαγωγώ (psychagogó, “entertain”)
  • and see: ψυχή f (psychí, “soul”) & άγω (ágo, “lead”)

References

  1. ^ ψυχαγωγία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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