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/
  • Audio(file)
  • 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
Declension of panaceum
singular plural
nominative panaceum panacea
genitive panaceum panaceów
dative panaceum panaceom
accusative panaceum panacea
instrumental panaceum panaceami
locative panaceum panaceach
vocative panaceum panacea

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