ψυχοθεραπεία

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from French psychothérapie[1] or German Psychotherapie[2] first attested in 1893. Morphologically, ψυχο- (psycho-, psyxho- (soul)) + θεραπεία (therapeía, treatment). F

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /psi.xo.θe.ɾaˈpi.a/
  • with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿bzi.xo.θe.ɾaˈpi.a/
  • Hyphenation: ψυ‧χο‧θε‧ρα‧πεί‧α

Noun

ψυχοθεραπεία • (psychotherapeía) f (plural ψυχοθεραπείες)

  1. (psychology) psychotherapy

Declension

  • ψυχοθευραπευτής m (psychothevrapeftís), ψυχοθεραπεύτρια f (psychotherapéftria, psychotherapist)
  • ψυχοθευραπευτικός (psychothevrapeftikós, psychotherapeutic)
  • and see: ψυχή f (psychí, soul) & θεραπεύω (therapévo, I heal)

References

  1. s.v. "ψυχή" - ψυχοθεραπεία - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. ψυχοθεραπεία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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