ψυχασθενής

Greek

Etymology

Learnedly from ψυχ(ασθένεια) (psych(asthéneia)) +‎ ασθενής (asthenís), a calque of French psychasthénique (“psychasthenic”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /psi.xa.sθeˈnis/
Hyphenation: ψυ‧χα‧σθε‧νής

Adjective

ψυχασθενής • (psychasthenís) m (feminine ψυχασθενής, neuter ψυχασθενές)

mentally ill
(nominalized) mentally ill person

Declension

Declension of ψυχασθενής
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ψυχασθενής (psychasthenís)	ψυχασθενής (psychasthenís)	ψυχασθενές (psychasthenés)	ψυχασθενείς (psychastheneís)	ψυχασθενείς (psychastheneís)	ψυχασθενή (psychasthení)
genitive	ψυχασθενούς (psychasthenoús) ψυχασθενή (psychasthení)	ψυχασθενούς (psychasthenoús)	ψυχασθενούς (psychasthenoús)	ψυχασθενών (psychasthenón)	ψυχασθενών (psychasthenón)	ψυχασθενών (psychasthenón)
accusative	ψυχασθενή (psychasthení)	ψυχασθενή (psychasthení)	ψυχασθενές (psychasthenés)	ψυχασθενείς (psychastheneís)	ψυχασθενείς (psychastheneís)	ψυχασθενή (psychasthení)
vocative	ψυχασθενή (psychasthení) ψυχασθενής (psychasthenís)	ψυχασθενής (psychasthenís)	ψυχασθενές (psychasthenés)	ψυχασθενείς (psychastheneís)	ψυχασθενείς (psychastheneís)	ψυχασθενή (psychasthení)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ψυχασθενής, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ψυχασθενής, etc.)

Related terms

ψυχασθένεια f (psychasthéneia)
ψυχασθενικός (psychasthenikós)

and see: ψυχή f (psychí) and ασθενής (asthenís)

References

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

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

[1]