θηριακή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • θηρῐᾰκᾱ́ (thēriakā́)

Etymology

From θηρῐᾰκός (thēriakós, “of little beasts”), here particularly associated with poisonous reptiles.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θηρῐᾰκή • (thēriakḗ) f (genitive θηρῐᾰκῆς); first declension

  1. an antidote against a poisonous bite

Inflection

Descendants

  • → Aramaic:
    Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: תִּירְיָיקָא / תִּרְיָיקָא / תִּירְיָאקָא / תִּרְיָאקָא‎ (teryāqā), תִּירְיָיקִי / תִּרְיָיקִי / תִּירְיָקִי / תִּרְיָקִי‎ (teryāqī)
    Classical Syriac: ܬܸܪܝܲܩܹܐ / ܬܸܪܝܲܩܹܝ‎ (teryaqē)
    • → Arabic: تِرْيَاق‎ (tiryāq), دِرْيَاق‎ (diryāq), تِرْيَاقَة‎ (tiryāqa)
      • → Persian: تریاق‎ (taryâq, teryâq) (archaic)
  • → Old English: tiriaca
  • → Latin: thēriaca, thēriacē, thȳriaca, thīriaca, tȳriaca, tīriaca, tēriaca
    • → English: theriaca
    • Old French: triacle f or m
      • Middle French: triacle f or m
      • → Middle Dutch: triakel
      • → Middle English: triacle, triacul, triakle, triakel, triakele, triakil, treacle, treacul, treakil, treakille
      • → Middle High German: triakel f or m, driakel, triaker, driaker
        • German: Triakel m or f, Driakel m or f, Driaker m, Triaker m, Dreiocker m etc.
    • → Middle French: thériaque
    • → Old Norse: tréhakl
    • Sicilian: triaca
  • → Persian: تریاک‎ (taryâk, teryâk, “opium”)
  • → Old Armenian: թիւրակէ (tʿiwrakē)

References

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