antidotum

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, “antidote, remedy”), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, “I give in return, repay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑn.tiˈdoː.tʏm/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: an‧ti‧do‧tum

Noun

antidotum n (plural antidota)

1. antidote

Synonyms

• tegengif

Descendants

• → Indonesian: antidotum

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch antidotum, from Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, “antidote, remedy”), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, “I give in return, repay”). Doublet of antidot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.tiˈdo.tʊm/
• Rhymes: -otʊm
• Hyphenation: an‧ti‧do‧tum

Noun

antidotum (plural antidotum-antidotum)

1. antidote (a remedy to counteract the effects of poison)

   Synonym: penawar

2. (figurative) antidote (something that counteracts or prevents something harmful)

Alternative forms

• antidot

Further reading

• “antidotum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, “antidote, remedy”), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, “to give in return, as a remedy”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /anˈti.do.tum/, [än̪ˈt̪ɪd̪ɔt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /anˈti.do.tum/, [än̪ˈt̪iːd̪ot̪um]

Noun

antidotum n (genitive antidotī); second declension

1. a remedy against poison; an antidote

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	antidotum	antidota
genitive	antidotī	antidotōrum
dative	antidotō	antidotīs
accusative	antidotum	antidota
ablative	antidotō	antidotīs
vocative	antidotum	antidota

Descendants

Descendants

• → Catalan: antídot (learned)
• → Dutch: antidotum
  • → Indonesian: antidotum
• → English: antidote, antidot (obsolete)
  • Malay: antidot
    • Indonesian: antidot
• → French: antidote (learned)
  • → Romanian: antidot
  • → Turkish: antidot
• → German: Antidot
• → Italian: antidoto (learned)
• → Polish: antydot, antidotum
• → Portuguese: antídoto (learned)
• → Spanish: antídoto (learned)

References

• “antidotum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “antidotum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, “antidote, remedy”), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, “to give in return”). Doublet of antydot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /an.tiˈdɔ.tum/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔtum
• Syllabification: an‧ti‧do‧tum

Noun

antidotum n

1. (medicine) antidote (remedy to counteract the effects of poison) [with na (+ accusative) ‘for what’ or przeciw (+ dative) ‘against what’]

   Synonyms: (dated) antydot, odtrutka

2. (figuratively) antidote (something that counteracts or prevents something harmful)

   Synonyms: (dated) antydot, lek, lekarstwo, odtrutka

Declension

Declension of antidotum

	singular	plural
nominative	antidotum	antidota
genitive	antidotum	antidotów
dative	antidotum	antidotom
accusative	antidotum	antidota
instrumental	antidotum	antidotami
locative	antidotum	antidotach
vocative	antidotum	antidota

Related terms

noun

• antydot

 

Further reading

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