pharmacum
Latin
Etymology
Post-Augustan. From Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”), from φαρμακίς (pharmakís, “witch”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpʰar.ma.kum/, [ˈpʰar.ma.kũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfar.ma.kum/, [ˈfar.ma.kum̥]
Noun
pharmacum
- drug, medicine
- poison
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pharmacum | pharmaca |
| Genitive | pharmacī | pharmacōrum |
| Dative | pharmacō | pharmacīs |
| Accusative | pharmacum | pharmaca |
| Ablative | pharmacō | pharmacīs |
| Vocative | pharmacum | pharmaca |
Related terms
- pharmacia
- pharmacus
Descendants
- Aromanian: fãrmac
- Catalan: fàrmac
- Italian: farmaco
- Portuguese: fármaco
- Romanian: farmec
- Spanish: fármaco