pharmacum

Latin

Etymology

Post-Augustan. From Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”), from φαρμακίς (pharmakís, “witch”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰar.ma.kum/, [ˈpʰärmäkʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfar.ma.kum/, [ˈfärmäkum]

Noun

pharmacum n (genitive pharmacī); second declension

1. drug, medicine
2. poison

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	pharmacum	pharmaca
genitive	pharmacī	pharmacōrum
dative	pharmacō	pharmacīs
accusative	pharmacum	pharmaca
ablative	pharmacō	pharmacīs
vocative	pharmacum	pharmaca

Related terms

• pharmacia
• pharmacus

Descendants

• >? Aromanian: fãrmac
• → Catalan: fàrmac
• → Italian: farmaco
• → Portuguese: fármaco
• Romanian: farmec
• → Spanish: fármaco