panchrestus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάγχρηστος (pánkhrēstos, “good for all work”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /panˈkʰres.tus/
Adjective
panchrestus (feminine panchresta, neuter panchrestum); first/second declension
- (of remedies) good or useful for everything, universal
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | panchrestus | panchrestī |
Genitive | panchrestī | panchrestōrum |
Dative | panchrestō | panchrestīs |
Accusative | panchrestum | panchrestōs |
Ablative | panchrestō | panchrestīs |
Vocative | panchreste | panchrestī |
Derived terms
- panchrestārius
References
- panchrestus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- panchrestus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- panchrestus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette