LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pharmacum

pharmacum n (genitive pharmacī)
Classical[ˈpʰar.ma.kũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈfar.ma.kum]

Meaning

  1. neuterdrug, medicine
  2. neuterpoison

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepharmacumpharmaca
genitivepharmacīpharmacōrum
dativepharmacōpharmacīs
accusativepharmacumpharmaca
ablativepharmacōpharmacīs
vocativepharmacumpharmaca

Origins

Post-Augustan. From Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”), from φαρμακίς (pharmakís, “witch”).

Descendants
  • Catalanfàrmac
  • Italianfarmaco
  • Portuguesefármaco
  • Romanianfarmec
  • Spanishfármaco
  • Aromanianfãrmac

Quick answers

What does pharmacum mean in Latin?
pharmacum, a noun, means “drug, medicine; poison”.
What is the genitive of pharmacum?
The genitive singular is pharmacī. pharmacum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce pharmacum?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʰar.ma.kũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfar.ma.kum].