LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

thēriaca

thēriaca f (genitive thēriacae)
Classical[tʰeːˈri.a.ka]Ecclesiastical[teˈriː.a.ka]

Meaning

  1. antidote, counter-remedy, panacea, antitoxin, theriac, treacle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativethēriacathēriacae
genitivethēriacaethēriacārum
dativethēriacaethēriacīs
accusativethēriacamthēriacās
ablativethēriacāthēriacīs
vocativethēriacathēriacae

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ).

Descendants
  • Englishtheriaca
  • Frenchtriaclefrom Old French triacle
  • Englishtreaclefrom Old French triacle
  • GermanTriakelfrom Old French triacle
  • GermanDriakelfrom Old French triacle
  • GermanDriakerfrom Old French triacle
  • GermanTriakerfrom Old French triacle
  • GermanDreiockerfrom Old French triacle
  • Frenchthériaquefrom Middle French thériaque
  • Englishtheriacfrom Middle French thériaque

In English words that came into English from thēriaca

  • treacle*triaca

Quick answers

What does thēriaca mean in Latin?
thēriaca, a noun, means “antidote, counter-remedy, panacea, antitoxin, theriac, treacle”.
What is the genitive of thēriaca?
The genitive singular is thēriacae. thēriaca is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce thēriaca?
In classical Latin, [tʰeːˈri.a.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [teˈriː.a.ka].