medicin

English

Noun

medicin (plural medicins)

  1. Obsolete spelling of medicine

Danish

Etymology

From Latin medicīnus.

Noun

medicin c (singular definite medicinen, plural indefinite mediciner)

  1. (uncountable) medicine
  2. medicine, drug (a substance which promotes healing)

Declension
Declension of medicin
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative medicin medicinen mediciner medicinerne
genitive medicins medicinens mediciners medicinernes

References

Middle French

Noun

medicin m (plural medicins)

  1. medical doctor, doctor, physician (a medical professional)

Descendants
  • French: médecin

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin medicīna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛdɪˈsiːn/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

medicin c

  1. (uncountable) medicine (the art of curing illness)
  2. (also collectively) a medicine, a drug
    Synonym: läkemedel
    ta medicin för något
    take medicine for something

Usage notes

Compare drog, which leans heavily toward illegal recreational drugs in Swedish.

Declension
Declension of medicin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative medicin medicinen mediciner medicinerna
Genitive medicins medicinens mediciners medicinernas

Derived terms

References
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