philter

See also: filter

English

Alternative forms

• philtre (UK)

Etymology

From Middle French philtre, from Ancient Greek φίλτρον (phíltron), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”). Doublet of philtrum.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪltə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪltɚ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɪltə(ɹ)
• Homophone: filter

Noun

philter (plural philters)

1. A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver. [from the 16th c.]

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:philter.

Translations

love potion

• Bikol Central: lumay (bcl)
• Bulgarian: любовен елексир m (ljuboven eleksir)
• Catalan: filtre (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 戀愛漿露 / 恋爱浆露 (liàn'ài jiānglù)

• Danish: elskovsdrik
• Dutch: liefdesdrank m
• Finnish: lemmenjuoma (fi)
• French: philtre (fr) m
• Galician: filtro (gl) m
• German: Liebestrank m
• Greek: φίλτρο (el) n (fíltro)

  Ancient: φίλτρον n (phíltron)

• Indonesian: ramuan cinta, pekasih (id), guna-guna (id)
• Italian: filtro (it) m
• Latin: philtrum n
• Polish: napój miłosny m
• Russian: любовное зелье m (ljubovnoje zelʹje)
• Spanish: pócima f, pócima de amor f, poción de amor f, filtro (es) m
• Swedish: kärleksdryck (sv) c
• Ukrainian: приворот-зілля (pryvorot-zillja)

Verb

philter (third-person singular simple present philters, present participle philtering, simple past and past participle philtered)

1. To impregnate or mix with a love potion.

   to philter a draught

2. To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a potion.
   • Government of the Tongue

     Let not those that have repudiated the more inviting sins, shew themselves philtred and bewitched.

Anagrams

• philtre