aleksytymia
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See also: aleksytymią
Polish
Etymology
From a- + Ancient Greek λέξις (léxis) + -tymia.[1] Coined by American psychiatrists John Case Nemiah and Peter E. Sifneos. First attested in 1977.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
aleksytymia f
- (pathology) alexithymia
- syndrom aleksytymii ― alexithymia syndrome
Declension
Declension of aleksytymia
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | aleksytymia |
| genitive | aleksytymii |
| dative | aleksytymii |
| accusative | aleksytymię |
| instrumental | aleksytymią |
| locative | aleksytymii |
| vocative | aleksytymio |
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “aleksytymia”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Psychiatria polska (in Polish), volume 11, 1977, page 272
Further reading
- aleksytymia in Polish dictionaries at PWN