paregoric
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- paregorick (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρηγορικός (parēgorikós, “soothing”), from παρηγορέω (parēgoréō, “to console, comfort”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pæɹɪˈɡɒɹɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɛɹɪˈɡɔɹɪk/
- Hyphenation: par‧e‧gor‧ic
Noun edit
paregoric (countable and uncountable, plural paregorics)
- A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or relieves pain; specifically the traditional patent medicine consisting of camphorated tincture of opium.
- 1934, James T. Farrell, chapter 16, in The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan:
- They bought paregoric in the drug store and drank it. They formed a drugged and stupefied line against the side of the drug store building. Studs was so helpless that Red Kelly had to take him home.
- 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN:
- My local doctor promises to accompany me ashore, spare no expense to obtain powerful paregorics & remain at my bedside until my recovery is compleat, even if Prophetess must leave for California without us.
Derived terms edit
- PG (slang)
Adjective edit
paregoric (comparative more paregoric, superlative most paregoric)
- Assuaging or soothing pain.
- paregoric elixir
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
paregoric n (plural paregorice)
Declension edit
Declension of paregoric
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) paregoric | paregoricul | (niște) paregorice | paregoricele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) paregoric | paregoricului | (unor) paregorice | paregoricelor |
| vocative | paregoricule | paregoricelor | ||