antidotum

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, antidote, remedy), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, I give in return, repay).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑn.tiˈdoː.tʏm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: an‧ti‧do‧tum

Noun

antidotum n (plural antidota)

  1. antidote

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: antidotum

Indonesian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch antidotum, from Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, antidote, remedy), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, I give in return, repay). Doublet of antidot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.tiˈdo.tʊm/
  • Rhymes: -otʊm
  • Hyphenation: an‧ti‧do‧tum

Noun

antidotum (plural antidotum-antidotum, first-person possessive antidotumku, second-person possessive antidotummu, third-person possessive antidotumnya)

  1. antidote (a remedy to counteract the effects of poison)
    Synonym: penawar
  2. (figurative) antidote (something that counteracts or prevents something harmful)

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Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, antidote, remedy), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, to give in return, as a remedy).

Pronunciation

Noun

antidotum n (genitive antidotī); second declension

  1. a remedy against poison; an antidote

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative antidotum antidota
Genitive antidotī antidotōrum
Dative antidotō antidotīs
Accusative antidotum antidota
Ablative antidotō antidotīs
Vocative antidotum antidota

Descendants

References

  • antidotum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • antidotum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, antidote, remedy), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, to give in return). Doublet of antydot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.tiˈdɔ.tum/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtum
  • Syllabification: an‧ti‧do‧tum

Noun

antidotum n

  1. (medicine) antidote (remedy to counteract the effects of poison)
    Synonyms: (dated) antydot, odtrutka
  2. (figuratively) antidote (something that counteracts or prevents something harmful)
    Synonyms: (dated) antydot, lek, lekarstwo, odtrutka

Declension

noun

Further reading

  • antidotum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • antidotum in Polish dictionaries at PWN