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Greek
Etymology
Substantivized feminine of ψυχιατρικός (psychiatrikós) < ψυχ- (psych-, “psych-”) + ιατρικός (iatrikós, “medical”). Learned borrowing from French psychiatrie, from psychiatre. See Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) + ἰατρεία (iatreía, “healing”), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “to heal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /psi.çi.a.triˈci/
- with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿bzi.çi.a.triˈci/
- Hyphenation: ψυ‧χι‧α‧τρι‧κή
- Homophone: ψυχιατρικοί (psychiatrikoí)
Noun
ψυχιατρική • (psychiatrikí) f (plural ψυχιατρικές)
- psychiatry
Declension
Usually in the singular.
- παιδοψυχιατρική f (paidopsychiatrikí, “paediatric psychiatry, pedopsychiatry”)
- ψυχιατρείο n (psychiatreío, “mental hospital, psychiatric hospital”)
- ψυχιατρικός (psychiatrikós, “psychiatric”)
- ψυχίατρος m or f (psychíatros, “psychiatrist”)
- and see: ψυχή f (psychí, “soul”) & ιατρός (iatrós, “physician”)
See also
Adjective
ψυχιατρική • (psychiatrikí)
- Nominative, accusative and vocative feminine singular form of ψυχιατρικός (psychiatrikós).
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