psicologista

Italian

Etymology

From psicologia +‎ -ista.

Noun

psicologista m or f by sense (masculine plural psicologisti, feminine plural psicologiste)

1. psychologue, psychologist

Further reading

• “psicologista”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ψυχή (psukhḗ)lbor.

Portuguese psico-

Portuguese -logista

Portuguese psicologista

From psico- + -logista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.si.ko.loˈʒis.tɐ/, /psi.ko.loˈʒis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.si.ko.loˈʒis.tɐ/, /psi.ko.loˈʒis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pi.si.ko.loˈʒiʃ.tɐ/, /psi.ko.loˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /psi.ku.luˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: psi‧co‧lo‧gis‧ta

Noun

psicologista m or f by sense (plural psicologistas)

1. psychologist

   Synonym: psicólogo

Further reading

• “psicologista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “psicologista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• sicologista

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish psicología

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istalbor.

Spanish -ista

Spanish psicologista

From psicología + -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sikoloˈxista/ [si.ko.loˈxis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: psi‧co‧lo‧gis‧ta

Noun

psicologista m or f by sense (plural psicologistas)

1. psychologue, psychologist

Related terms

• psicologismo

Further reading

• “psicologista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025