medicin
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English
Noun
medicin (plural medicins)
Danish
Etymology
Noun
medicin c (singular definite medicinen, plural indefinite mediciner)
- (uncountable) medicine
- medicine, drug (a substance which promotes healing)
Declension
Declension of medicin
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | medicin | medicinen | mediciner | medicinerne |
| genitive | medicins | medicinens | mediciners | medicinernes |
References
- “medicin” in Den Danske Ordbog
Middle French
Noun
medicin m (plural medicins)
- medical doctor, doctor, physician (a medical professional)
Descendants
- French: médecin
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
medicin c
- (uncountable) medicine (the art of curing illness)
- (also collectively) a medicine, a drug
- Synonym: läkemedel
- ta medicin för något
- take medicine for something
Usage notes
Compare drog, which leans heavily towards illegal recreational drugs in Swedish.
Declension
| Declension of medicin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | medicin | medicinen | mediciner | medicinerna |
| Genitive | medicins | medicinens | mediciners | medicinernas |