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