elisir

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Ancient Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, medicinal powder), from ξηρός (xērós, dry).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /e.liˈzir/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ir
  • Hyphenation: e‧li‧sìr

Noun[edit]

elisir m (invariable)

  1. elixir

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ elisir in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading[edit]

  • elisir in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • elisir in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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