liniment

English

Etymology

From Late Latin linimentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪnəmənt/

Noun

liniment (countable and uncountable, plural liniments)

1. A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with linament.

Translations

topical medical preparation

• Arabic: دَلُوك m (dalūk)
• Bulgarian: мехлем (bg) m (mehlem)
• Catalan: liniment m
• Esperanto: linimento
• Finnish: linimentti (fi)
• French: topique (fr) m, liniment (fr) m
• German: Liniment (de) n
• Italian: linimento (it) m
• Latin: linimentum n
• Portuguese: linimento (pt) m
• Russian: линиме́нт (ru) m (linimént)
• Spanish: linimento (es) m
• Swedish: liniment (sv)

Verb

liniment (third-person singular simple present liniments, present participle linimenting, simple past and past participle linimented)

1. (transitive) To apply liniment to.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

liniment m (plural liniments)

1. liniment

Further reading

• “liniment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French liniment.

Noun

liniment n (plural linimente)

1. liniment

Declension

Declension of liniment

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) liniment	linimentul	(niște) linimente	linimentele
genitive/dative	(unui) liniment	linimentului	(unor) linimente	linimentelor
vocative	linimentule		linimentelor