panaceum

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin panacea, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, all-healing), from πᾶν (pân, all) + ἄκος (ákos, cure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.naˈt͡sɛ.um/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛum
  • Syllabification: pa‧na‧ce‧um

Noun

panaceum n

  1. (medicine) panacea (remedy believed to cure all disease)
  2. panacea (something that will solve all problems)

Declension

Further reading

  • panaceum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • panaceum in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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