aspirin

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English

Etymology

Genericized trademark of German Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (literally acetylated spiraeic acid). The trade name Aspirin is a registered trademark in some countries, but has entered the English language in generic usage, as various German trademarks were nullified in the United States after World War I (see also heroin).

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Noun

aspirin (countable and uncountable, plural aspirins)

  1. (uncountable, organic chemistry, pharmacology) an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
    Synonyms: acetylsalicylic acid, ASA
    Hypernym: NSAID
    Coordinate terms: Tylenol/tylenol, paracetamol, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, codeine
  2. (countable) a tablet containing this substance
    • 1936, F.J. Thwaites, The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards Publishing, published 1940, page 107:
      "It nearly drove me insane. I took heaven alone knows how many aspirins."

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

aspirin

  1. inflection of aspirar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

aspirin m inan

  1. aspirin

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch aspirine, from the German trademark Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (literally acetylated spiraeic acid).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: as‧pi‧rin

Noun

aspirin (first-person possessive aspirinku, second-person possessive aspirinmu, third-person possessive aspirinnya)

  1. (pharmacology) aspirin
    Synonym: asam asetilsalisilat

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aspǐriːn/
  • Hyphenation: a‧spi‧rin

Noun

aspìrīn m (Cyrillic spelling аспѝрӣн)

  1. aspirin

Declension

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English aspirin, from the genericized trademark of German Aspirin. Doublet of aspirina.

Pronunciation

Noun

áspirín (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. aspirin
    Synonym: aspirina

Further reading

  • aspirin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018