alexipharmacon
English
Alternative forms
- alexipharmakon
Noun
alexipharmacon (plural alexipharmacons)
- An antidote to a poison.
Related terms
- alexipharmac
- alexipharmacum
- alexipharmic
- alexipharmical
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀλεξιφάρμακος (alexiphármakos, “antidote”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.lek.siˈpʰar.ma.kon/, [a.ɫɛk.sɪˈpʰar.ma.kɔn]
Noun
alexipharmacon n (genitive alexipharmacī); second declension
- an antidote (for a poison)
Inflection
Second declension, Greek type.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alexipharmacon | alexipharmaca |
| Genitive | alexipharmacī | alexipharmacōrum |
| Dative | alexipharmacō | alexipharmacīs |
| Accusative | alexipharmacon | alexipharmaca |
| Ablative | alexipharmacō | alexipharmacīs |
| Vocative | alexipharmacon | alexipharmaca |
Descendants
- French: alexipharmaque
- Italian: alessifarmaco
References
- alexipharmacon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alexipharmacon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette