Psyche
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Psyche casta 
Psyche astronomical symbol
Psyche
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “spirit”).
Proper noun
Psyche f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psychidae – bagworm moths.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Tineina - section; Tineina - subsection; Tineoidea - superfamily; Tineiformes - series; Psychidae - family; Psychinae - subfamily, Psychini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Psyche casta - type species; for other species see
Psyche on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
Psyche (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Psyche on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Psyche (Psychidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Psyche at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Psyche at World Register of Marine Species
English
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, literally “Soul, Spirit”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Psyche
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The personification of the soul. Originally a mortal princess who later married Eros/Cupid, (the god of love), was deified, and bore him a daughter, Hedone/Voluptas.
- 16 Psyche, a main belt asteroid
Derived terms
Translations
Greco-Roman goddess
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Asteroid
See also
- Cupid and Psyche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
German
Pronunciation
Noun
Psyche f (genitive Psyche, plural Psychen)
Declension
Declension of Psyche
Proper noun
Psyche f (genitive Psyches or Psyche)
Further reading
- “Psyche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Psyche, Seele, Gemüt, Innenleben” in Duden online
- “Psyche, Sagengestalt” in Duden online
- “Psyche” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Psyche on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Psyche” in Zentrum für digitale Lexikographie der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ψῡχή (Psūkhḗ, literally “Soul, Spirit”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpsyː.kʰeː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpsi.ke/,
Proper noun
Psȳchē f sg (genitive Psȳchēs); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Psȳchē |
| genitive | Psȳchēs |
| dative | Psȳchae |
| accusative | Psȳchēn |
| ablative | Psȳchē |
| vocative | Psȳchē |
Polish
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Psȳchē.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Psyche f (indeclinable)
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Psyche (personification of the soul; originally a mortal princess who later married Eros/Cupid, was deified, and bore him a daughter, Hedone/Voluptas)
Related terms
nouns
Further reading
Turkish
Proper noun
Psyche