elixir
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Ancient Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, “medicinal powder”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).
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Noun[edit]
elixir (plural elixirs)
- (alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold.
- 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, published 2004, page 59:
- For Chinese alchemists, gold held the key to the Elixir, the Eastern equivalent of the Philosopher's Stone.
- (alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.
- (by extension) The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.
- 2015, The Boston Globe, Steven Pinker, The moral imperative for bioethics[1]:
- The silver-bullet cancer cures of yesterday’s newsmagazine covers, like interferon and angiogenesis inhibitors, disappointed the breathless expectations, as have elixirs such as antioxidants, Vioxx, and hormone replacement therapy.
- (pharmacy) A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.
- 1906, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 47, pages 872–875:
- The subcommittee's report to the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry shows that the action of somnos is practically identical with that of a 5 per cent elixir of hydrated chloral.
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Asturian[edit]
Verb[edit]
elixir
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Dutch[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]
Noun[edit]
elixir n (plural elixirs, diminutive elixirtje n)
- Alternative form of elixer
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Galician[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Latin eligo. Doublet of esleer.
Compare Portuguese eleger and Spanish elegir.
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Verb[edit]
elixir (first-person singular present elixo, first-person singular preterite elixín, past participle elixido, short past participle electo)
- to choose, elect
- 1418, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 85:
- para que dos ditos dose omes o dito señor arçobispo o a quel que seu poder para elo touvese tomase et eligise dous deles que os lle aprovuese et os dese por alcalles enna dita çidade en quel anno
- so that of that twelve men said lord archbishop, or anyone who his power has at the momment, takes and chooses two of them, and that he approves and gives them as mayors of said city for that year
- Synonym: escoller
- 1418, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 85:
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Ancient Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, “medicinal powder”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
elixir m (plural elixires)
References[edit]
- “eligir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “elig” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “elexir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “elixir” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “elixir” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Polish[edit]
Noun[edit]
elixir m inan
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Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
elixir m (plural elixires)
- (alchemy) elixir (liquid which was believed to turn non-precious metals to gold)
- (fiction) a magical potion
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
elixir n (plural elixire)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) elixir | elixirul | (niște) elixire | elixirele |
genitive/dative | (unui) elixir | elixirului | (unor) elixire | elixirelor |
vocative | elixirule | elixirelor |
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
elixir m (plural elixires)
- Alternative spelling of elíxir
Further reading[edit]
- “elixir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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