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m replace raw self link to English term with templated one; major cleanup of Italian etymologies (verb-noun compounds, formatting, etc.); proper nouns; demonyms; terms with multiple pronunciations; use {{it-adv}}; use <r:...> and [r:...] for refs in {{it-pr}} and {{it-verb}}/{{it-conj}}; etc. (manually assisted)
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===Etymology 1===
===Etymology 1===
From {{uder|en|grc|ψῖ}}, the name for the twenty-third letter of the alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
From {{uder|en|grc|ψεῖ}}, the name for the twenty-third letter of the alphabet (Ψ, ψ).


====Pronunciation====
====Pronunciation====
'''Greek letter'''
'''Greek letter'''
* {{enPR|psī|sī}}, {{IPA|en|/psaɪ/|/saɪ/}}
* {{enPR|psī|sī}}, {{IPA|en|/psaɪ/|/saɪ/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-psi.ogg|Audio (US) (Greek letter)}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-psi.ogg|a=US|pos=Greek letter}}
* {{homophones|en|xi|sigh|scye|sai|Si}} {{qualifier|all for the latter pronunciation only}}
* {{homophones|en|xi|sigh|scye|sai|Si}} {{qualifier|all for the latter pronunciation only}}
* {{rhymes|en|aɪ|s=1}}
* {{rhymes|en|aɪ|s=1}}
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'''Psychic energy'''
'''Psychic energy'''
* {{enPR|sī}}, {{IPA|en|/saɪ/}}
* {{enPR|sī}}, {{IPA|en|/saɪ/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-psi-mental.ogg|Audio (US) (psychic energy)}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-psi-mental.ogg|a=US|t=psychic energy}}
* {{homophones|en|xi|sigh|scye|sai|Si}}
* {{homophones|en|xi|sigh|scye|sai|Si}}
* {{rhymes|en|aɪ|s=1}}
* {{rhymes|en|aɪ|s=1}}
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# {{lb|en|countable}} The twenty-third letter of [[Classical Greek|Classical]] and [[Modern Greek]] and the twenty-fifth letter of [[Old Greek|Old]] and [[Ancient Greek]].
# {{lb|en|countable}} The twenty-third letter of [[Classical Greek|Classical]] and [[Modern Greek]] and the twenty-fifth letter of [[Old Greek|Old]] and [[Ancient Greek]].
# {{lb|en|uncountable|parapsychology}} A form of [[psychic]] energy.
# {{lb|en|uncountable|parapsychology|science fiction}} A form of [[psychic]] energy.
#* '''1993''', Will Self, ''My Idea of Fun'':
#* {{quote-text|en|year=1993|author=Will Self|title=My Idea of Fun
#*: ‘Come, lad,’ he said. ‘We will take tea together and speak of the noumenon, the '''psi''' and other more heterogenous phenomena.’
|passage=‘Come, lad,’ he said. ‘We will take tea together and speak of the noumenon, the '''psi''' and other more heterogenous phenomena.’}}
#* '''1996''', Michael F. Stoeber, Hugo Anthony Meynell, ''Critical Reflections on the Paranormal'' (page 60)
#*: When an event is classified as a '''psi''' phenomenon, it is claimed that all known channels for the apparent interaction have been eliminated.
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2005|author=Michael Ashley|title=Transformations: The History of the Science Fiction Magazine 1950 to 1970|publisher=Liverpool University Press|location=Liverpool|page=133|text=It traces the growth of ''homo gestalt'' with the uniting of six lovely outcasts of society who have '''psi''' powers and come together as a hive mind, thus creating a gestalt super-being.}}

=====Derived terms=====
* [[psi function]]
* [[psi particle]]


=====Translations=====
=====Translations=====
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* Catalan: {{t+|ca|psi|f}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|psi|f}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|普西|tr=pǔxī|sc=Hani}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|普西|tr=pǔxī}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|psí|n}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|psí|n}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|psi|m|f}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|psi|m|f}}
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* Greek: {{t+|el|ψι|n}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|ψι|n}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|ψεῖ|n}}
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|ψεῖ|n}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|פְּסִי|f|tr=psi}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|פְּסִי|f|tr=psi}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|pszi}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|pszi}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|psi}}
* Interlingua: {{t|ia|psi}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|sí|f}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|psi}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|psi}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|プシー|tr=pushī|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|プスィ|tr=pusi|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|プサイ|tr=pusai|sc=Jpan}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|プシー|tr=pushī|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|プスィ|tr=pusi|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|プサイ|tr=pusai|sc=Jpan}}
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{{trans-top|psychic energy}}
{{trans-top|psychic energy}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


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{{head|en|noun}}
{{head|en|noun}}
{{wp}}
{{wp}}

# [[pound|Pounds]] per [[square inch]] {{qualifier|an [[imperial]] unit of [[pressure]]}}
# [[pound|Pounds]] per [[square inch]] {{qualifier|an [[imperial]] unit of [[pressure]]}}


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[[Category:en:Fictional abilities]]
[[Category:en:Fictional abilities]]
[[Category:en:Greek letter names]]
[[Category:en:Greek letter names]]

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==Catalan==
==Catalan==
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{{ca-noun|f}}
{{ca-noun|f}}


# [[#English|Psi]]; the [[Appendix:Greek script|Greek]] letter [[Ψ]] (lowercase [[ψ]]).
# [[#English|Psi]]; the [[Appendix:Greek script|Greek]] letter [[Ψ]] (lowercase [[ψ]])

⚫
[[Category:ca:Greek letter names]]


⚫
{{C|ca|Greek letter names}}
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==Czech==
==Czech==
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{{head|cs|noun form}}
{{head|cs|noun form}}


# {{inflection of|cs|pes||nom//voc|p}}
# {{infl of|cs|pes||nom//voc|p}}


==Dutch==
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===Etymology===
From {{bor|nl|grc|ψεῖ}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/psi/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-psi.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{nl-noun|m|g2=f|-'s|psi'tje}}

# {{topics|nl|Greek letter names}} [[#English|psi]] {{gloss|letter of the Greek alphabet}}

===Further reading===
* {{pedia|lang=nl}}


==French==
==French==
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===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-psi.wav|Audio}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-psi.wav}}
* {{homophones|fr|psy|psys}}
* {{homophones|fr|psy|psys}}


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{{fr-noun|m|#}}
{{fr-noun|m|#}}


# [[#English|psi]] {{gloss|Greek letter}}
# {{l|en|psi}} {{gloss|Greek letter}}


===Further reading===
===Further reading===
* {{R:TLFi}}
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}


===Anagrams===
===Anagrams===
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{{C|fr|Greek letter names}}
{{C|fr|Greek letter names}}

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==Italian==
==Italian==
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{{C|it|Greek letter names}}
{{C|it|Greek letter names}}

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==Polish==
==Polish==
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=====Declension=====
=====Declension=====
{{pl-decl-adj-auto}}
{{pl-adecl}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|pl|title=nouns|psia pogoda|psie pieniądze}}


=====Related terms=====
=====Related terms=====
{{col3|pl|title=verb|
{{col-auto|pl|title=verb
[[psocić]] {{g|impf}}
|psocić<g:impf>
}}
}}
{{col3|pl|title=nouns|psota|psotnica|psotnik}}
{{col-auto|pl|title=nouns|psota|psotnica|psotnik}}


===Etymology 2===
===Etymology 2===
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{{C|pl|Greek letter names}}
{{C|pl|Greek letter names}}

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==Portuguese==
==Portuguese==


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA|pi^ssi}}
* {{rhymes|pt|i|s=1}}
* {{rhymes|pt|i|s=1}}
* {{hyph|pt|psi}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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# {{lb|pt|countable}} {{l|en|psi}} {{gloss|name of the Greek letter Ψ}}
# {{lb|pt|countable}} {{l|en|psi}} {{gloss|name of the Greek letter Ψ}}

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==Romanian==
==Romanian==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{bor|ro|el|ψι}}.
{{bor+|ro|el|ψι}}.


===Noun===
===Noun===
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====Declension====
====Declension====
{{ro-noun-m|pl=psi}}
{{ro-noun-m|pl=psi}}

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==Slovak==
==Slovak==
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# {{inflection of|sk|pes||nom|p}}
# {{inflection of|sk|pes||nom|p}}

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==Spanish==
==Spanish==
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{{es-noun|f|psíes}}
{{es-noun|f|psíes}}


# [[#English|psi]]; the Greek letter [[Ψ]], [[ψ]]
# {{l|en|psi}}; the Greek letter [[Ψ]], [[ψ]]


===Further reading===
===Further reading===

Revision as of 12:31, 2 June 2024

See also: Psi, PSI, psí, and pśi

Englisch

Ancient Greek Alphabet
←
chi
 →
omega
Ψ ψ
Ancient Greek: ψεῖ
Wikipedia article on psi

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ψεῖ (pseî), the name for the twenty-third letter of the alphabet (Ψ, ψ).

Pronunciation

Greek letter

  • enPR: psī, sī, IPA(key): /psaɪ/, /saɪ/
  • Audio (US); “psi” (Greek letter):(file)
  • Homophones: xi, sigh, scye, sai, Si (all for the latter pronunciation only)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ

Psychic energy

Nomen

psi (countable and uncountable, plural psis)

  1. (countable) The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.
  2. (uncountable, parapsychology, science fiction) A form of psychic energy.
    • 1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun:
      ‘Come, lad,’ he said. ‘We will take tea together and speak of the noumenon, the psi and other more heterogenous phenomena.’
    • 1996, Michael F. Stoeber, Hugo Anthony Meynell, Critical Reflections on the Paranormal (page 60)
      When an event is classified as a psi phenomenon, it is claimed that all known channels for the apparent interaction have been eliminated.
    • 2005, Michael Ashley, Transformations: The History of the Science Fiction Magazine 1950 to 1970, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, page 133:
      It traces the growth of homo gestalt with the uniting of six lovely outcasts of society who have psi powers and come together as a hive mind, thus creating a gestalt super-being.
Derived terms
Translations

See also

  • (Greek letter): Previous: chi, Next: omega

Etymology 2

Initialism of pounds per square inch.

Alternative forms

Symbol

psi

Englisch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
  1. Pounds per square inch (an imperial unit of pressure)

psia

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Nomen

psi f (plural psis)

  1. Psi; the Greek letter Ψ (lowercase ψ)

Czech

Pronunciation

Nomen

psi

  1. nominative/vocative plural of pes

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψεῖ (pseî).

Pronunciation

Nomen

psi m or f (plural psi's, diminutive psi'tje n)

  1. psi (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Nomen

psi m (plural psi)

  1. psi (Greek letter)

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpsi/*
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: psì

Nomen

psi m or f (invariable)

  1. psi (Greek letter)

Anagrams

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьsьjь. By surface analysis, pies +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɕi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: psi

Adjective

psi (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (relational) canine, dog
    Synonyms: pieski, (archaic) sobaczy
Declension
Declension of psi (soft)
singular plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
nominative psi psia psie psi psie
genitive psiego psiej psiego psich
dative psiemu psiej psiemu psim
accusative psiego psi psią psie psich psie
instrumental psim psią psim psimi
locative psim psiej psim psich
Derived terms
nouns
verb
nouns

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψῖ (psî).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /psi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: psi

Nomen

psi n (indeclinable)

  1. psi (Greek letter Ψ, ψ)

Further reading

  • psi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • psi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: psi

Nomen

psi m (plural psis)

  1. (countable) psi (name of the Greek letter Ψ)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek ψι (psi).

Nomen

psi m (plural psi)

  1. psi

Declension

Declension of psi
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) psi psiul (niște) psi psii
genitive/dative (unui) psi psiului (unor) psi psilor
vocative psiule psilor

Slovak

Pronunciation

Nomen

psi m anim

  1. nominative plural of pes

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi/ [ˈsi]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: psi

Nomen

psi f (plural psíes)

  1. psi; the Greek letter Ψ, ψ

Further reading

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