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noun · neutersecond declension

alexipharmacon

alexipharmacon n (genitive alexipharmacī)
Classical[a.ɫɛk.sɪˈpʰar.ma.kɔn]Ecclesiastical[a.leɡ.ziˈfar.ma.kon]

Meaning

  1. neuteran antidote (for a poison)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealexipharmaconalexipharmaca
genitivealexipharmacīalexipharmacōrum
dativealexipharmacōalexipharmacīs
accusativealexipharmaconalexipharmaca
ablativealexipharmacōalexipharmacīs
vocativealexipharmaconalexipharmaca

ălexĭpharmăcon, i, n., = ἀλεξιφάρμακον,
I. an antidote for poison, only in Plin. 21, 20, 84, § 146.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀλεξιφάρμακος (alexiphármakos, “antidote”).

Descendants
  • Frenchalexipharmaque
  • Italianalessifarmaco

In English words that came into English from alexipharmacon

  • alexipharmacalexipharmacon
  • alexipharmicalexipharmacon

Quick answers

What does alexipharmacon mean in Latin?
alexipharmacon, a noun, means “an antidote (for a poison)”.
What is the genitive of alexipharmacon?
The genitive singular is alexipharmacī. alexipharmacon is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce alexipharmacon?
In classical Latin, [a.ɫɛk.sɪˈpʰar.ma.kɔn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.leɡ.ziˈfar.ma.kon].