φαρμάκι

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek φαρμάκιν (pharmákin), from a diminutive *φαρμάκιον (*pharmákion) of the Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon, poison). Also see the Ancient φαρμάκιον (pharmákion) with sense "mild purgative".[1] Doublet of φάρμακο (fármako).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /faɾˈma.ci/
  • Hyphenation: φαρ‧μά‧κι

Noun

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φαρμάκι (farmákin (plural φαρμάκια)

  1. venom, poison
    Synonym: δηλητήριο (dilitírio)
  2. bitter substance
  3. sorrows, chagrin (mainly in the plural)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ φαρμάκι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language