medicin

English

Noun

medicin (plural medicins)

  1. Obsolete spelling of medicine.

Danish

Etymology

From Latin medicīnus.

Noun

medicin c (singular definite medicinen, plural indefinite mediciner)

  1. (uncountable) medicine
  2. 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

Middle French

Noun

medicin m (plural medicins)

  1. medical doctor, doctor, physician (a medical professional)

Descendants

  • French: médecin

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin medicīna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛdɪˈsiːn/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

medicin c

  1. (uncountable) medicine (the art of curing illness)
  2. (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
nominative genitive
singular indefinite medicin medicins
definite medicinen medicinens
plural indefinite mediciner mediciners
definite medicinerna medicinernas

Derived terms

References

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