adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
panchrestus
panchrestus (feminine panchresta, neuter panchrestum)
Classical[paŋˈkʰrɛs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[paŋˈkrɛs.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivegood or useful for everything, universal
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | panchrestus | panchresta | panchrestum |
| genitive | panchrestī | panchrestae | panchrestī |
| dative | panchrestō | panchrestae | panchrestō |
| accusative | panchrestum | panchrestam | panchrestum |
| ablative | panchrestō | panchrestā | panchrestō |
| vocative | panchreste | panchresta | panchrestum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | panchrestī | panchrestae | panchresta |
| genitive | panchrestōrum | panchrestārum | panchrestōrum |
| dative | panchrestīs | panchrestīs | panchrestīs |
| accusative | panchrestōs | panchrestās | panchresta |
| ablative | panchrestīs | panchrestīs | panchrestīs |
| vocative | panchrestī | panchrestae | panchresta |
panchrestus (panchristus), a, um, adj., = πάγχρηστος,
I. good or useful for every thing:
medicamenta, Plin. 36, 20, 38, § 146; 23, 7, 71, § 136.—II. Transf., ironically: cum omnes ejus comites iste sibi suo illo panchresto medicamento amicos reddidisset, by his sovereign remedy, i. e. money, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 65, § 152.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
panchrēstus adj.
, πάγχρηστος, good for everything, universally useful: medicamentum, sovereign remedy (i. e. money).
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πάγχρηστος (pánkhrēstos, “good for all work”).