psyche

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Alternative spellings 1.2.2 Pronunciation 1.2.3 Abbreviation 1.2.4 Interjection 1.2.5 Verb 1.3 External links 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin psychē < Ancient Greek ψυχή (psyche), “‘soul, breath’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsaɪki/ (noun)

[edit] Noun

psyche (plural psyches)

1. The human soul, mind, or spirit.

[edit] Translations

• German: Psyche de(de) f.

[edit] Etymology 2

Shortened form of psychology < French psychologie < Latin psychologia < Ancient Greek ψυχή (psuchē), “‘soul’”) and -λογία (-logia), “‘study of’”)

[edit] Alternative spellings

• psych

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsaɪk/

[edit] Abbreviation

psyche

1. psychology

[edit] Interjection

psyche

1. Used abruptly after a sentence to indicate that the speaker is only joking.

[edit] Verb

to psyche (third-person singular simple present psyches, present participle psyching, simple past and past participle psyched)

1. (transitive) To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind.
2. (transitive) To intimidate (someone) emotionally using psychology.
3. (transitive) (informal) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.

[edit] External links

• psyche in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• psyche in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

Transliteration of Ancient Greek ψυχή (psyche), “‘soul, breath’”)

[edit] Noun

psychē (genitive psychēs); f, first declension

1. mind
2. spirit

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	psychē	psychae
genitive	psychēs	psychārum
dative	psychae	psychīs
accusative	psychēn	psychās
ablative	psychē	psychīs
vocative	psychē	psychae