psychuszka

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian психу́шка (psixúška, “informal: mental hospital”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /psɨˈxuʂ.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -uʂka
  • Syllabification: psy‧chusz‧ka

Noun

psychuszka f

  1. (colloquial) a mental hospital used for abusive psychiatric treatment of political dissidents in the communist countries (especially the Soviet Union) or Russia.
  2. (by extension, colloquial, derogatory) any form of psychiatric treatment used for political repression

Declension
Declension of psychuszka
singular plural
nominative psychuszka psychuszki
genitive psychuszki psychuszek
dative psychuszce psychuszkom
accusative psychuszkę psychuszki
instrumental psychuszką psychuszkami
locative psychuszce psychuszkach
vocative psychuszko psychuszki

Further reading
  • psychuszka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • psychuszka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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