ψυχαγωγία
Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Hellenistic Koine Greek ψυχαγωγία (psukhagōgía), from Ancient Greek ψῡχᾰγωγῐ́ᾱ (psūkhagōgíā, “evocation of the dead souls”)[1], from ψῡχᾰγωγός (psūkhagōgós, “one how leads the dead souls”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /psi.xa.ɣoˈʝi.a/
- with article, feminine singular accusative την (tin): IPA(key): /tim‿bzi.xa.ɣoˈʝi.a/
- Hyphenation: ψυ‧χα‧γω‧γί‧α
Declension
declension of ψυχαγωγία
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ψυχαγωγία • | ψυχαγωγίες • |
| genitive | ψυχαγωγίας • | ψυχαγωγιών • |
| accusative | ψυχαγωγία • | ψυχαγωγίες • |
| vocative | ψυχαγωγία • | ψυχαγωγίες • |
Synonyms
- διασκέδαση f (diaskédasi)
Related terms
- αψυχαγώγητος (apsychagógitos, “who has not been entertained”)
- ψυχαγωγικός (psychagogikós, “entertaining”)
- ψυχαγωγός (psychagogós, “who leads the souls”) (epithet for god Hermes)
- ψυχαγωγώ (psychagogó, “entertain”)
References
- ψυχαγωγία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
Further reading
ψυχαγωγία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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