alexipharmacon

English

Alternative forms

Noun

alexipharmacon (plural alexipharmacons)

  1. An antidote to a poison.

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

  1. 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

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