ψυχασθενής
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learnedly from ψυχ(ασθένεια) (psych(asthéneia)) + ασθενής (asthenís), a calque of French psychasthénique (“psychasthenic”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ψυχασθενής • (psychasthenís) m (feminine ψυχασθενής, neuter ψυχασθενές)
- mentally ill
- (nominalized) mentally ill person
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | ψυχασθενής (psychasthenís) | ψυχασθενής (psychasthenís) | ψυχασθενές (psychasthenés) | ψυχασθενείς (psychastheneís) | ψυχασθενείς (psychastheneís) | ψυχασθενή (psychasthení) | |
| genitive | ψυχασθενούς (psychasthenoús) ψυχασθενή (psychasthení) |
ψυχασθενούς (psychasthenoús) | ψυχασθενούς (psychasthenoús) | ψυχασθενών (psychasthenón) | ψυχασθενών (psychasthenón) | ψυχασθενών (psychasthenón) | |
| accusative | ψυχασθενή (psychasthení) | ψυχασθενή (psychasthení) | ψυχασθενές (psychasthenés) | ψυχασθενείς (psychastheneís) | ψυχασθενείς (psychastheneís) | ψυχασθενή (psychasthení) | |
| vocative | ψυχασθενή (psychasthení) ψυχασθενής (psychasthenís) |
ψυχασθενής (psychasthenís) | ψυχασθενές (psychasthenés) | ψυχασθενείς (psychastheneís) | ψυχασθενείς (psychastheneís) | ψυχασθενή (psychasthení) | |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ψυχασθενής, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ψυχασθενής, etc.)
Related terms
[edit]- ψυχασθένεια f (psychasthéneia)
- ψυχασθενικός (psychasthenikós)
References
[edit]- ^ ψυχασθενής, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language