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noun · neutersecond declension

antidotum

antidotum n (genitive antidotī)
Classical[anˈtɪ.dɔ.tũː]Ecclesiastical[anˈtiː.do.tum]

Meaning

  1. neutera remedy against poison; an antidote

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeantidotumantidota
genitiveantidotīantidotōrum
dativeantidotōantidotīs
accusativeantidotumantidota
ablativeantidotōantidotīs
vocativeantidotumantidota

antĭdŏtum, i, n., and -us or -ŏs, i, f. (cf. Scrib. Larg. Comp. 99, 106, and passages cited there), = ἀντίδοτον (-ος),
I. a counterpoison.
I. Lit.: antidota raro, sed interdum necessaria sunt, Cels. 5, 23; Phaedr. 1, 14, 3: se antidotum daturum, Quint. 7, 2, 25; so Suet. Calig. 23; id. Ner. 34 al.: antidotus, Gell. 17, 16; Dig. 18, 1, 35.—Sometimes, in gen., an antidote, remedy, Spart. Hadr. 23.—
II. Trop.: antidotum adversus Caesarem, Suet. Calig. 29.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́(ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ-(ăntĭ-)
  6. Latinantidotum

Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Hellenic *dídōmi Ancient Greek δῐ́δωμῐ (dĭ́dōmĭ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐδῐ́δωμῐ (ăntĭdĭ́dōmĭ) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́δοτος (ăntĭ́dotos)bor. Latin antidotum Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́δοτος (ăntĭ́dotos), from ᾰ̓ντῐδῐ́δωμῐ (ăntĭdĭ́dōmĭ, “to give in return”) + -τος (-tos, adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanantídot
  • Englishantidote
  • Englishantidot
  • Frenchantidote
  • Romanianantidotfrom French antidote
  • GermanAntidot
  • Italianantidoto
  • Portugueseantídoto
  • Spanishantídoto
  • Indonesianantidotumfrom Dutch antidotum

In English words that came into English from antidotum

  • antidoteantidotum

Quick answers

What does antidotum mean in Latin?
antidotum, a noun, means “a remedy against poison; an antidote”.
What is the genitive of antidotum?
The genitive singular is antidotī. antidotum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce antidotum?
In classical Latin, [anˈtɪ.dɔ.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [anˈtiː.do.tum].
Where does antidotum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ- (ăntĭ-) → Latin antidotum.