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

• “medicin” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

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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 toward illegal recreational drugs in Swedish.

Declension

Declension of medicin
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	medicin	medicinen	mediciner	medicinerna
Genitive	medicins	medicinens	mediciners	medicinernas

Derived terms

• allmänmedicin
• alternativmedicin
• biomedicin
• folkmedicin
• internmedicin
• medicinsk
• medicinstudium
• medicinteknisk
• rättsmedicin
• självmedicinera
• skolmedicin
• veterinärmedicin

 

Related terms

• livmedikus
• medicinalråd
• medicinalväxt
• medicinare
• medicinera
• medicinering
• medikus

 

References

• medicin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• medicin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• medicin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)