pharmacum

Latin

Etymology

Post-Augustan. From Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”), from φαρμακίς (pharmakís, “witch”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰar.ma.kum/, [ˈpʰar.ma.kũ]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfar.ma.kum/, [ˈfar.ma.kum̥]

Noun

pharmacum

drug, medicine
poison

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pharmacum	pharmaca
Genitive	pharmacī	pharmacōrum
Dative	pharmacō	pharmacīs
Accusative	pharmacum	pharmaca
Ablative	pharmacō	pharmacīs
Vocative	pharmacum	pharmaca

Related terms

pharmacia
pharmacus

Descendants

Aromanian: fãrmac
Catalan: fàrmac
Italian: farmaco
Portuguese: fármaco
Romanian: farmec
Spanish: fármaco

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