LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

panacēa

panacēa f (genitive panacēae)
Classical[pa.naˈkeː.a]Ecclesiastical[pa.naˈt͡ʃɛː.a]

Meaning

  1. A particular kind of plant, believed to cure all diseases.
  2. panacea, catholicon.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepanacēapanacēae
genitivepanacēaepanacēārum
dativepanacēaepanacēīs
accusativepanacēampanacēās
ablativepanacēāpanacēīs
vocativepanacēapanacēae

pănăcēa, ae, f., pănăces, is, n., also pănax, ăcis, m., = πανάκεια, πανακές, πάναξ.
I. An herb to which was ascribed the power of healing all diseases, all-heal, panacea, catholicon; on the different kinds, v. Plin. 25, 4, 11, § 30 sq.: odorifera panacea, Verg. A. 12, 419: panaces ipso nomine omnium morborum remedia promittit, Plin. 25, 4, 11, § 30: panax levi et subactā terrā rarissime disseritur, Col. 11, 3, 29.—
II. A plant, called also ligusticum silvestre: ligusticum silvestre panacem aliqui vocant, Plin. 19, 8, 50, § 165.—Form panaces, Plin. 20, 16, 60, § 168.—
III. A plant: pastinaca opopinax.—Form panax, Plin. 12, 26, 57, § 127.
Personified: Pănăcēa, ae, f.,
I. one of the four daughters of Æsculapius, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 137.
Pănăcēa, ae, f.,
I. a city in Crete, Mela, 2, 7.

Origins

From Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia) from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanpanacea
  • Englishpanacea
  • Frenchpanacée
  • Italianpanacea
  • Portuguesepanaceia
  • Spanishpanacea
Italo-Romance
  • Italianpanaccia

Quick answers

What does panacēa mean in Latin?
panacēa, a noun, means “A particular kind of plant, believed to cure all diseases.; panacea, catholicon.”.
What is the genitive of panacēa?
The genitive singular is panacēae. panacēa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce panacēa?
In classical Latin, [pa.naˈkeː.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.naˈt͡ʃɛː.a].