elixir
English
Etymology
From Medieval LatinCategory:English terms derived from Medieval Latin#ELIXIR elixir (“philosopher's stone”), from ArabicCategory:English terms derived from Arabic#ELIXIR اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr, “philosopher's stone”), from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#ELIXIR ξηρίον (xēríon, “powder for drying wounds”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪˈlɪksə(ɹ)/, /ə-/, /-ɪə(ɹ)/Category:English 3-syllable words#ELIXIRCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ELIXIR
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ELIXIRAudio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪksə(ɹ)Category:Rhymes:English/ɪksə(ɹ)#ELIXIRCategory:Rhymes:English/ɪksə(ɹ)/3 syllables#ELIXIR
Noun
elixir (plural elixirs)Category:English lemmas#ELIXIRCategory:English nouns#ELIXIRCategory:English countable nouns#ELIXIRCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with entries#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ELIXIR
- (alchemyCategory:en:Alchemy#ELIXIR) A liquid which converts lead to gold.
- 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, published 2004, page 59:Category:Quotation templates to be cleaned
- For Chinese alchemists, gold held the key to the Elixir, the Eastern equivalent of the Philosopher's Stone.Category:English terms with quotations#ELIXIR
- (alchemyCategory:en:Alchemy#ELIXIR) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.
- (by extension) The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.
- 2015, The Boston Globe, Steven Pinker, The moral imperative for bioethics:Category:Quotation templates to be cleaned
- The silver-bullet cancer cures of yesterday’s newsmagazine covers, like interferon and angiogenesis inhibitors, disappointed the breathless expectations, as have elixirs such as antioxidants, Vioxx, and hormone replacement therapy.Category:English terms with quotations#ELIXIR
- (pharmacyCategory:en:Pharmacy#ELIXIR) A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.
- 1906, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 47, pages 872–875:Category:Quotation templates to be cleaned
- The subcommittee's report to the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry shows that the action of somnos is practically identical with that of a 5 per cent elixir of hydrated chloral.Category:English terms with quotations#ELIXIR
Derived terms
Translations
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References
- ↑ Hugh Chisholm, editor (1911), “Elixir”, in Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, volume 9, pages 281–282
- ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “elixir (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Asturian
Verb
elixirCategory:Asturian lemmas#ELIXIRCategory:Asturian verbs#ELIXIRCategory:Asturian entries with incorrect language header#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with entries#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ELIXIR
Synonyms
Dutch
Etymology
From Medieval LatinCategory:Dutch terms derived from Medieval Latin#ELIXIR elixir, from ArabicCategory:Dutch terms derived from Arabic#ELIXIR اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Ancient GreekCategory:Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek#ELIXIR ξηρίον (xēríon, “medicinal powder”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌeːˈlɪk.sɪr/, /ˌeːˈlɪk.sər/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#ELIXIR
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#ELIXIRAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: elixir
Noun
elixir n (plural elixirs, diminutive elixirtje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#ELIXIRCategory:Dutch nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#ELIXIRCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ELIXIRCategory:Dutch neuter nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with entries#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ELIXIR
- Alternative form of elixer
Derived terms
Galician
Etymology 1
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Galician terms inherited from Latin#ELIXIRCategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#ELIXIR eligo. Doublet of esleerCategory:Galician doublets#ELIXIR.
Compare Portuguese eleger and Spanish elegir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛ.li.ˈʃiɾ]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#ELIXIR
Verb
elixir (first-person singular present elixo, first-person singular preterite elixín, past participle elixido, short past participle electo)Category:Galician lemmas#ELIXIRCategory:Galician verbs#ELIXIRCategory:Galician verbs ending in -ir#ELIXIRCategory:Galician verbs with irregular short past participle#ELIXIRCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with entries#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ELIXIR
- to choose, elect
- 1418, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 85:
- para que dos ditos dose omes o dito señor arçobispo o a quel que seu poder para elo touvese tomase et eligise dous deles que os lle aprovuese et os dese por alcalles enna dita çidade en quel annoCategory:Galician terms with quotations#ELIXIR
- so that of that twelve men said lord archbishop, or anyone who his power has at the momment, takes and chooses two of them, and that he approves and gives them as mayors of said city for that year
- Synonym: escoller
- 1418, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 85:
Conjugation
Etymology 2
From Medieval LatinCategory:Galician terms derived from Medieval Latin#ELIXIR elixir, from ArabicCategory:Galician terms derived from Arabic#ELIXIR اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Ancient GreekCategory:Galician terms derived from Ancient Greek#ELIXIR ξηρίον (xēríon, “medicinal powder”), from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛ.lik.ˈsiɾ]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#ELIXIR
Noun
elixir m (plural elixires)Category:Galician lemmas#ELIXIRCategory:Galician nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Galician countable nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#ELIXIRCategory:Galician masculine nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with entries#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ELIXIR
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “eligir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “elig”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “elexir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “elixir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “elixir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ArabicCategory:Latin terms derived from Arabic#ELIXIR اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Koine GreekCategory:Latin terms derived from Koine Greek#ELIXIR ξηρίον (xēríon, “medicinal powder”), ellipsis of ξηρίον φάρμακον (xēríon phármakon, literally “dry powder medicine”) from Ancient GreekCategory:Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek#ELIXIR ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).
Pronunciation
Noun
elixir n (genitive elixiris)Category:Latin lemmas#ELIXIRCategory:Latin nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Latin third declension nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Latin neuter nouns in the third declension#ELIXIRCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#ELIXIRCategory:Latin neuter nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with entries#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ELIXIR; third declension (Medieval LatinCategory:Medieval Latin#ELIXIR, New LatinCategory:New Latin#ELIXIR)
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, i-stem).
Descendants
Polish
Noun
elixir m inanCategory:Polish lemmas#ELIXIRCategory:Polish nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Polish terms spelled with X#ELIXIRCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#ELIXIRCategory:Polish masculine nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Polish inanimate nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with entries#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ELIXIR
- Pre-1816 spelling of eliksir.Category:Polish obsolete forms#ELIXIRCategory:Polish pre-1816 spellings#ELIXIR
Declension
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.liˈʃi(ʁ)/ [e.liˈʃi(h)]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#ELIXIRCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#ELIXIR
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /e.liˈʃi(ɾ)/Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#ELIXIRCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#ELIXIR
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.liˈʃi(ʁ)/ [e.liˈʃi(χ)]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#ELIXIRCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#ELIXIR
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.liˈʃi(ɻ)/Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#ELIXIRCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#ELIXIR
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɛ.liˈʃiɾ/Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#ELIXIRCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#ELIXIR
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɛ.liˈʃi.ɾi/Category:Portuguese 4-syllable words#ELIXIRCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#ELIXIR
Noun
elixir m (plural elixires)Category:Portuguese lemmas#ELIXIRCategory:Portuguese nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ELIXIRCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with entries#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ELIXIR
- (alchemyCategory:pt:Alchemy#ELIXIR) elixir (liquid which was believed to turn non-precious metals to gold)
- (fictionCategory:pt:Fiction#ELIXIR) a magical potion
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#ELIXIRCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#ELIXIR élixir.
Noun
elixir n (plural elixire)Category:Romanian lemmas#ELIXIRCategory:Romanian nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines#ELIXIRCategory:Romanian countable nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#ELIXIRCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with entries#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ELIXIR
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | elixir | elixirul | elixire | elixirele | |
| genitive-dative | elixir | elixirului | elixire | elixirelor | |
| vocative | elixirule | elixirelor | |||
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eliɡˈsiɾ/ [e.liɣ̞ˈsiɾ]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#ELIXIRCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ELIXIR
- Rhymes: -iɾCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/iɾ#ELIXIRCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/iɾ/3 syllables#ELIXIR
- Syllabification: e‧li‧xir
Noun
elixir m (plural elixires)Category:Spanish lemmas#ELIXIRCategory:Spanish nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Spanish countable nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ELIXIRCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with entries#ELIXIRCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ELIXIR
- Alternative spelling of elíxir
Further reading
- “elixir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10