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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from French psychiatre, from Ancient Greek ψυχ- (psukh-), ψυχή f (psukhḗ, “soul”) + ἰατρός (iatrós, “physician”). By surface analysis, ψυχ- (psych-, “psych-”) + ιατρός (iatrós, “physician”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /psiˈçi.a.tɾos/
- Hyphenation: ψυ‧χί‧α‧τρος
Noun
ψυχίατρος • (psychíatros) m or f (plural ψυχίατροι)
- (medicine) psychiatrist
Declension
Masculine:
Feminine:
- and see: ψυχή f (psychí, “soul”) & ιατρός (iatrós, “physician”)
See also
- ψυχολόγος m or f (psychológos, “psychologist”)
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