ópíum

See also: opium, ópium, and Opium

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opium and Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion), from ὀπός (opós, “juice of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *swokʷos (“juice, resin”).

Noun

ópíum n

1. opium

   Trúin er ópíum fólksins og fjöldans.

   Religion is the opium of the people and multitudes.