Hypnotikum
See also: hypnotikum
German edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin hypnoticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós, “inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy”), from ὑπνῶ (hupnô, “I put to sleep”), from ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Hypnotikum n (strong, genitive Hypnotikums, plural Hypnotika)
- (medicine) soporific, hypnotic
- Synonym: Schlafmittel
Declension edit
Declension of Hypnotikum [neuter, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Hypnotikum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Hypnotikum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Hypnotikum” in Duden online
- Hypnotikum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de