psychuszka
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian психу́шка (psixúška, “informal: mental hospital”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /psɨˈxuʂ.ka/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uʂka
- Syllabification: psy‧chusz‧ka
Noun
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
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