Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, remedy, antidote), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, to give in return). Doublet of antidotum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /anˈtɨ.dɔt/
  • Rhymes: -ɨdɔt
  • Syllabification: an‧ty‧dot

Noun

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antydot m inan

  1. (medicine, dated) antidote (remedy to counteract the effects of poison) [with na (+ accusative) ‘for what’ or przeciw (+ dative) ‘against what’]
    Synonyms: antidotum, odtrutka
  2. (figuratively, dated) antidote (something that counteracts or prevents something harmful)
    Synonyms: antidotum, lek, lekarstwo, odtrutka

Declension

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Further reading

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  • antydot in Polish dictionaries at PWN