laudanum

See also: Laudanum

English

Etymology

Coined by Paracelsus for a tincture he made containing opium, from New Latin, from Latin laudō (I praise), or ladanum (a gum resin), from Ancient Greek λάδανον (ládanon). Originally the same word as ladanum, labdanum, compare French laudanum, Italian laudano, ladano. See ladanum.

Noun

laudanum (usually uncountable, plural laudanums)

  1. A tincture of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug.

Derived terms

  • Dutchman's laudanum

Translations

Verb

laudanum (third-person singular simple present laudanums, present participle laudanuming, simple past and past participle laudanumed)

  1. (transitive) To add laudanum to (a drink or the like).
  2. (rare) To cause (a person) to be high on laudanum.

References

  • laudanum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • laudanum” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Czech

Noun

laudanum n

  1. laudanum (tincture of opium)

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lo.da.nɔm/

Noun

laudanum m (usually uncountable, plural laudanums)

  1. laudanum

Further reading


Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlau̯.da.num/, [ˈɫau̯.da.nʊ̃]

Noun

laudanum n (genitive laudanī); second declension

  1. laudanum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative laudanum laudana
Genitive laudanī laudanōrum
Dative laudanō laudanīs
Accusative laudanum laudana
Ablative laudanō laudanīs
Vocative laudanum laudana

References

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