LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

pharmacopōla

pharmacopōla m (genitive pharmacopōlae)
Classical[pʰar.ma.kɔˈpoː.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[far.ma.koˈpɔː.la]

Meaning

  1. person who sells medicines, pharmacist, apothecary
  2. derogatoryquack

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepharmacopōlapharmacopōlae
genitivepharmacopōlaepharmacopōlārum
dativepharmacopōlaepharmacopōlīs
accusativepharmacopōlampharmacopōlās
ablativepharmacopōlāpharmacopōlīs
vocativepharmacopōlapharmacopōlae

pharmăcŏpōla, ae, m., = φαρμακοπώλης,
I. a vender of medicines, a quack (class.), Cato ap. Gell. 1, 15, 9: circumforaneus, Cic. Clu. 14, 40; Hor. S. 1, 2, 1.

Origins

From Ancient Greek φαρμακοπώλης (pharmakopṓlēs), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “drug, charm, enchantment”) + -πώλης (-pṓlēs, “-seller, -monger”).

Descendants
  • Englishpharmacopolist

In English words that came into English from pharmacopōla

  • pharmacopolistpharmacopōla

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPharmacopolaPharmacopola (φαρμακοπώλης), quack doctors and drug-sellers who not only kept shops or booths for their goods, but also hawked them about. Lucian (pro…

Quick answers

What does pharmacopōla mean in Latin?
pharmacopōla, a noun, means “person who sells medicines, pharmacist, apothecary; quack”.
What is the genitive of pharmacopōla?
The genitive singular is pharmacopōlae. pharmacopōla is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce pharmacopōla?
In classical Latin, [pʰar.ma.kɔˈpoː.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [far.ma.koˈpɔː.la].