LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

elixir

elixir n (genitive elixiris)
Classical[ɛˈlɪk.sɪr]Ecclesiastical[eˈlik.sir]

Meaning

  1. Medieval LatinNew Latinneuterelixir

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeelixirelixira
elixiria
genitiveelixiriselixirium
dativeelixirīelixiribus
accusativeelixirelixira
elixiria
ablativeelixire
elixirī		elixiribus
vocativeelixirelixira
elixiria

Origins

From Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Koine Greek ξηρῐ́ον (xērĭ́on, “medicinal powder”, from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”)), ellipsis of ξηρῐ́ον φᾰ́ρμᾰκον (xērĭ́on phắrmăkon, literally “dry powder medicine”).

Descendants
  • Italianelisir
  • Frenchélixirfrom Old French elixir
  • Romanianelixirfrom Old French elixir
  • Englishelixirfrom Old French elixir
  • Portugueseelixir
  • Spanishelixir
  • Spanishelíxir
  • Dutchelixer
  • Galicianelixir
  • Polisheliksirfrom Old French elixir

Quick answers

What does elixir mean in Latin?
elixir, a noun, means “elixir”.
What is the genitive of elixir?
The genitive singular is elixiris. elixir is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce elixir?
In classical Latin, [ɛˈlɪk.sɪr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈlik.sir].