terapeuta

See also: terapeutą

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεραπευτής (therapeutḗs, “attendant”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

terapeuta m or f by sense (plural terapeutes)

1. therapist

Related terms

• teràpia
• terapèutic

Further reading

• “terapeuta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “terapeuta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “terapeuta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “terapeuta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin therapeuta (“therapist”), from Ancient Greek θεραπευτής (therapeutḗs, “one who waits on another, an attendant”), from θεραπεύω (therapeúō, “I wait on, attend, serve, cure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛrɒpɛutɒ]
• Hyphenation: te‧ra‧pe‧u‧ta
• Rhymes: -tɒ

Noun

terapeuta (plural terapeuták)

1. therapist

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	terapeuta	terapeuták
accusative	terapeutát	terapeutákat
dative	terapeutának	terapeutáknak
instrumental	terapeutával	terapeutákkal
causal-final	terapeutáért	terapeutákért
translative	terapeutává	terapeutákká
terminative	terapeutáig	terapeutákig
essive-formal	terapeutaként	terapeutákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	terapeutában	terapeutákban
superessive	terapeután	terapeutákon
adessive	terapeutánál	terapeutáknál
illative	terapeutába	terapeutákba
sublative	terapeutára	terapeutákra
allative	terapeutához	terapeutákhoz
elative	terapeutából	terapeutákból
delative	terapeutáról	terapeutákról
ablative	terapeutától	terapeutáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	terapeutáé	terapeutáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	terapeutáéi	terapeutákéi

Possessive forms of terapeuta

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	terapeutám	terapeutáim
2nd person sing.	terapeutád	terapeutáid
3rd person sing.	terapeutája	terapeutái
1st person plural	terapeutánk	terapeutáink
2nd person plural	terapeutátok	terapeutáitok
3rd person plural	terapeutájuk	terapeutáik

Derived terms

• pszichoterapeuta

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεραπευτής (therapeutḗs, “attendant”).

Noun

terapeuta m or f by sense (masculine plural terapeuti, feminine plural terapeute)

1. therapist, therapeutist

Related terms

• terapeutico
• terapia

Further reading

• terapeuta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French thérapeute.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ.raˈpɛw.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛwta
• Syllabification: te‧ra‧peu‧ta

Noun

terapeuta m pers (female equivalent terapeutka)

1. therapist

Declension

Declension of terapeuta

	singular	plural
nominative	terapeuta	terapeuci/terapeuty (deprecative)
genitive	terapeuty	terapeutów
dative	terapeucie	terapeutom
accusative	terapeutę	terapeutów
instrumental	terapeutą	terapeutami
locative	terapeucie	terapeutach
vocative	terapeuto	terapeuci

Further reading

• terapeuta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• terapeuta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεραπευτής (therapeutḗs, “attendant”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /te.ɾaˈpew.tɐ/ [te.ɾaˈpeʊ̯.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /te.ɾaˈpew.tɐ/ [te.ɾaˈpeʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /te.ɾaˈpew.ta/ [te.ɾaˈpeʊ̯.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨ.ɾɐˈpew.tɐ/

Noun

terapeuta m or f by sense (plural terapeutas)

1. therapist (one who provides therapy)

Further reading

• “terapeuta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “terapeuta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek θεραπευτής (therapeutḗs, “attendant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teɾaˈpeuta/ [t̪e.ɾaˈpeu̯.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -euta
• Syllabification: te‧ra‧peu‧ta

Noun

terapeuta m or f by sense (plural terapeutas)

1. therapist

   Synonym: terapista (Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Puerto Rico)

Derived terms

• fisioterapeuta
• terapeuta ocupacional

Related terms

• terapéutico
• terapia

Further reading

• “terapeuta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025