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en psykiater

psychiatrist

Meaning

psychiatrist

In Swedish: läkare för psykiska sjukdomar

Forms

Forms of psykiater
Singular, indefiniteen psykiater
Singular, definitepsykiatern
Plural, indefinitepsykiatrer
Plural, definitepsykiatrerna

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Questions

What does psykiater mean in English?

psykiater means “psychiatrist”.

Is it en psykiater or ett psykiater?

It is en psykiater, and “the psychiatrist” is psykiatern.

What is the plural of psykiater?

The plural of psykiater is psykiatrer, and the definite plural is psykiatrerna.

Origin

From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ) + ἰατρός (iatrós), literally "mind physician".

Nearby common words

psykiater is number 4,186 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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