ψυχαγωγία
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Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ψυχαγωγία (psukhagōgía), from Ancient Greek ψῡχᾰγωγῐ́ᾱ (psūkhagōgíā, “evocation of the dead souls”),[1] from ψῡχᾰγωγός (psūkhagōgós, “one who leads the dead souls”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /psi.xa.ɣoˈʝi.a/
- with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿bzi.xa.ɣoˈʝi.a/
- Hyphenation: ψυ‧χα‧γω‧γί‧α
Noun
ψυχαγωγία • (psychagogía) f (plural ψυχαγωγίες)
Declension
Declension of ψυχαγωγία
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ψυχαγωγία • | ψυχαγωγίες • |
| genitive | ψυχαγωγίας • | ψυχαγωγιών • |
| accusative | ψυχαγωγία • | ψυχαγωγίες • |
| vocative | ψυχαγωγία • | ψυχαγωγίες • |
Synonyms
- διασκέδαση f (diaskédasi)
Related terms
- αψυχαγώγητος (apsychagógitos, “who has not been entertained”)
- ψυχαγωγικός (psychagogikós, “entertaining”)
- ψυχαγωγός (psychagogós, “who leads the souls”) (epithet for god Hermes)
- ψυχαγωγώ (psychagogó, “entertain”)
References
- ^ ψυχαγωγία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
ψυχαγωγία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
