antidotum

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. synonym of tegengif (antidote)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: antidotum

Indonesian

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)

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

Alternative forms

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).

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

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) [with na (+ accusative) ‘for what’ or przeciw (+ dative) ‘against what’]
    Synonyms: (dated) antydot, odtrutka
  2. (figuratively) antidote (something that counteracts or prevents something harmful)
    Synonyms: (dated) antydot, lek, lekarstwo, odtrutka

Declension

Further reading

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