eliksir

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Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eləksiːr/, [eləɡ̊ˈsiɐ̯ˀ]
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Noun

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eliksir c (singular definite eliksiren, plural indefinite eliksirer)

  1. elixir, potion

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French élixir.[1] First attested in 1578.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛˈlik.sir/
  • Rhymes: -iksir
  • Syllabification: e‧lik‧sir

Noun

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eliksir m inan (diminutive eliksirek)

  1. (alchemy) elixir (substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life)

Declension

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Derived terms

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nouns

References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “eliksir”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “eliksyr”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

Further reading

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Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /elǐksiːr/
  • Hyphenation: e‧li‧ksir

Noun

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elìksīr m (Cyrillic spelling елѝксӣр)

  1. elixir

Declension

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