narcotic

English

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Alternative forms

• narcotick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French narcotique, from Medieval Latin narcoticum, from Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkō, “Ι benumb”), from νάρκη (narkē, “numbness, torpor”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒtɪk

Noun

narcotic (plural narcotics)

1. Any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour.
2. Any type of numbing drug.
3. Certain illegal drugs.

Related terms

• narco-
• narcosis
• narcoterrorism
• narcotize
• nonnarcotic

Translations

class of drugs

Armenian: թմրամիջոց (hy) (tʿmramiǰocʿ) Estonian: narkootikum (et), uimasti (et), droog (et) Finnish: unilääke (fi) French: narcotique (fr) Greek: ναρκωτικό (el) n.

Italian: narcotico (it) Romanian: narcotică (ro) f. Russian: наркотик (ru) (narkótik) m. Spanish: estupefaciente (es) m. Swedish: narkotika (sv) c., knark (sv) n.

numbing drug

Finnish: huumausaine (fi) Greek: ναρκωτικό (el) n., αναισθητικό (el) n. Romanian: narcotică (ro) f.

Russian: наркотик (ru) (narkótik) m. Swedish: narkotika (sv) c., knark (sv) n.

Adjective

narcotic (comparative more narcotic, superlative most narcotic)

1. Of, or relating to narcotics.
2. Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.

Translations

related to narcotics

Estonian: narkootiline (et), narko- (et) Greek: ναρκωτικός (el) (narkotikós)

Russian: наркотический (ru) (narkotíčeskij) Swedish: narkotisk (sv)

sleep inducing

Estonian: narkootiline (et) Greek: ναρκωτικός (el) (narkotikós) Romanian: narcotic (ro)

Russian: наркотический (ru) (narkotíčeskij) Scottish Gaelic: suainealach (gd) Swedish: narkotisk (sv)

References

• “narcotic” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
• “narcotic” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

Anagrams

• cratonic

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Romanian

Etymology

French narcotique.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [naɾˈko.tik]

Adjective

narcotic ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. narcotic

Declension

declension of narcotic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	narcotic		narcotică	narcotici	narcotice
	definite	narcoticul		narcotica	narcoticii	narcoticele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	narcotic		narcotice	narcotici	narcotice
	definite	narcoticului		narcoticei	narcoticilor	narcoticelor

Synonyms

• somnifer

Noun

narcotic n. (plural narcotice)

1. narcotic

Declension

declension of narcotic

	singular		plural
gender n.	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un narcotic	narcoticul	niște narcotice	narcoticele
genitive/dative	unui narcotic	narcoticului	unor narcotice	narcoticelor

Synonyms

• somnifer