elisir

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e.liˈzir/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ir
  • Hyphenation: e‧li‧sìr

Noun

elisir m (invariable)

  1. elixir

Derived terms
  • elisir di lunga vita

References
  1. elisir in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading
  • elisir in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • elisir in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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