Psyche
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, “spirit”).
Proper noun edit
Psyche f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psychidae – bagworm moths.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Tineina - section; Tineina - subsection; Tineoidea - superfamily; Tineiformes - series; Psychidae - family; Psychinae - subfamily, Psychini - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Psyche casta - type species; for other species see Psyche on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References edit
- Psyche (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Psyche on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Psyche (Psychidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Psyche at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Psyche at Encyclopedia of Life
- Psyche at World Register of Marine Species
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ, literally “Soul, Spirit”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Psyche
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The personification of the soul. Originally a mortal princess who later married Eros/Cupid, (the god of love), was deified, and bore him a daughter, Hedone/Voluptas.
- 16 Psyche, a main belt asteroid
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Greco-Roman goddess
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Asteroid
See also edit
- Cupid and Psyche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Psyche f (genitive Psyche, plural Psychen)
Declension edit
Declension of Psyche [feminine]
Proper noun edit
Psyche f (genitive Psyches or Psyche)
Further reading edit
- “Psyche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Psyche, Seele, Gemüt, Innenleben” in Duden online
- “Psyche, Sagengestalt” in Duden online
- “Psyche” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Psyche on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Psyche” in Zentrum für digitale Lexikographie der deutschen Sprache
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ψῡχή (Psūkhḗ, literally “Soul, Spirit”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpsyː.kʰeː/, [ˈps̠yːkʰeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpsi.ke/, [ˈpsiːke]
Proper noun edit
Psȳchē f sg (genitive Psȳchēs); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Psȳchē |
Genitive | Psȳchēs |
Dative | Psȳchae |
Accusative | Psȳchēn |
Ablative | Psȳchē |
Vocative | Psȳchē |
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin Psȳchē.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Psyche f (indeclinable)
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Psyche (personification of the soul; originally a mortal princess who later married Eros/Cupid, was deified, and bore him a daughter, Hedone/Voluptas)
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