ψυχιατρική

Greek

Etymology

Substantivized feminine of ψυχιατρικός (psychiatrikós) < ψυχ- (psych-, “psych-”) +‎ ιατρικός (iatrikós, “medical”). Learned borrowing from French psychiatrie, from psychiatre. See Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “soul”) + ἰατρεία (iatreía, “healing”), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “to heal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /psi.çi.a.triˈci/
• with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA^(key): /tim‿bzi.çi.a.triˈci/
• Hyphenation: ψυ‧χι‧α‧τρι‧κή
• Homophone: ψυχιατρικοί (psychiatrikoí)

Noun

ψυχιατρική • (psychiatrikí) f (plural ψυχιατρικές)

1. psychiatry

Declension

declension of ψυχιατρική

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	ψυχιατρική •	ψυχιατρικές •
genitive	ψυχιατρικής •	ψυχιατρικών •
accusative	ψυχιατρική •	ψυχιατρικές •
vocative	ψυχιατρική •	ψυχιατρικές •
Usually in the singular.

Related terms

• παιδοψυχιατρική f (paidopsychiatrikí, “paediatric psychiatry, pedopsychiatry”)
• ψυχιατρείο n (psychiatreío, “mental hospital, psychiatric hospital”)
• ψυχιατρικός (psychiatrikós, “psychiatric”)
• ψυχίατρος m or f (psychíatros, “psychiatrist”)

• and see: ψυχή f (psychí, “soul”) & ιατρός (iatrós, “physician”)

See also

• see: ψυχολογία f (psychología, “psychology”)

Adjective

ψυχιατρική • (psychiatrikí)

1. Nominative, accusative and vocative feminine singular form of ψυχιατρικός (psychiatrikós).

Further reading

• ψυχιατρική - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.