psychuszka
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian психу́шка (psixúška, “informal: mental hospital”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
psychuszka f
- (colloquial) a mental hospital used for abusive psychiatric treatment of political dissidents in the communist countries (especially the Soviet Union) or Russia
- (by extension, colloquial, derogatory) any form of psychiatric treatment used for political repression
Declension edit
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 edit
- psychuszka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- psychuszka in Polish dictionaries at PWN