theriaca

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English

Etymology

From Late Latin theriaca, from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ, “of or related to poisonous reptiles”), from θηρίον (thēríon, “little beast”) + -κός (-kós), from θήρ (thḗr, “beast”) + -ίον (-íon, diminutive suffix). Doublet of theriac; compare treacle.

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Noun

theriaca (countable and uncountable, plural theriacas or theriacae)

  1. Alternative spelling of theriac.

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ).

Pronunciation

Noun

thēriaca f (genitive thēriacae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative thēriaca thēriacae
genitive thēriacae thēriacārum
dative thēriacae thēriacīs
accusative thēriacam thēriacās
ablative thēriacā thēriacīs
vocative thēriaca thēriacae

Descendants

Further reading

  • theriaca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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