LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

psȳchē1

psȳchē f (genitive psȳchēs)
Classical[ˈpsyː.kʰeː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpsiː.ke]

Meaning

  1. mind
  2. spirit

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepsȳchēpsȳchae
genitivepsȳchēspsȳchārum
dativepsȳchaepsȳchīs
accusativepsȳchēnpsȳchās
ablativepsȳchēpsȳchīs
vocativepsȳchēpsȳchae

Psȳchē, ēs, f., = Ψυχή,
I. Psyche, a maiden beloved by Cupid, made immortal by Jupiter, App. M. 4, p. 155 sqq.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ, “soul, breath”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpsique
  • Englishpsyche
  • Frenchpsyché
  • GermanPsyche
  • Italianpsiche
  • Occitanpsiquè
  • Portuguesepsique
  • Spanishpsique
  • Spanishpsiquis
  • Czechpsýcha
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Psȳchē2
Psȳchē f sg (genitive Psȳchēs)
Classical[ˈpsyː.kʰeː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpsiː.ke]

Meaning

  1. Greco RomanPsyche (personification of the soul)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePsȳchē—
genitivePsȳchēs—
dativePsȳchae—
accusativePsȳchēn—
ablativePsȳchē—
vocativePsȳchē—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ψῡχή (Psūkhḗ, literally “Soul, Spirit”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPsychePsyche (Ψυχή), that is, "breath" or "the soul," occurs in the later times of antiquity, as a personification of the human soul, and Apuleius (Met. 4.2…

Quick answers

What does psȳchē mean in Latin?
psȳchē, a noun, means “mind; spirit”.
What is the genitive of psȳchē?
The genitive singular is psȳchēs. psȳchē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce psȳchē?
In classical Latin, [ˈpsyː.kʰeː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpsiː.ke].