Hypnotikum

See also: hypnotikum

German

Etymology

From Late Latin hypnoticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós, “inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy”), from ὑπνῶ (hupnô, “I put to sleep”), from ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hʏpˈnoːtikʊm/
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Noun

Hypnotikum n (strong, genitive Hypnotikums, plural Hypnotika)

(medicine) soporific, hypnotic
Synonym: Schlafmittel

Declension

Declension of Hypnotikum [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Hypnotikum	die	Hypnotika
genitive	eines	des	Hypnotikums	der	Hypnotika
dative	einem	dem	Hypnotikum	den	Hypnotika
accusative	ein	das	Hypnotikum	die	Hypnotika

Further reading

“Hypnotikum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Hypnotikum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Hypnotikum” in Duden online
Hypnotikum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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