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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed via German Psyche from Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul, life”).
Pronunciation
Noun
psyke c (singular definite psyken, plural indefinite psyker)
- mental constitution, psyche
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English psych.
Verb
psyke (imperative psyk, present tense psyker, passive psykes, simple past and past participle psyka or psyket, present participle psykende)
- (also reflexive) to psych (oneself / someone; opp / up; ut / out)
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Swedish
Noun
psyke n
- psyche, mind
- (colloquial, in the definite "psyket") the psychiatric ward (at a hospital)
Han ligger inne på psyket- He's in the psychiatric ward
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