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
singular plural
nominative ψύχωση (psýchosi) ψυχώσεις (psychóseis)
genitive ψύχωσης (psýchosis) ψυχώσεων (psychóseon)
accusative ψύχωση (psýchosi) ψυχώσεις (psychóseis)
vocative ψύχωση (psýchosi) ψυχώσεις (psychóseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: ψυχώσεως (psychóseos)

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

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