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From Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Ancient Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, medicinal powder), from ξηρός (xērós, dry).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /eləksiːr/, [eləɡ̊ˈsiɐ̯ˀ]
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Noun edit

eliksir c (singular definite eliksiren, plural indefinite eliksirer)

  1. elixir, potion

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French élixir.[1] First attested in 1578.[2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈlik.sir/
  • Rhymes: -iksir
  • Syllabification: e‧lik‧sir

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eliksir m inan (diminutive eliksirek)

  1. (alchemy) elixir (substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life)

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References edit

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “eliksir”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “eliksyr”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /elǐksiːr/
  • Hyphenation: e‧li‧ksir

Noun edit

elìksīr m (Cyrillic spelling елѝксӣр)

  1. elixir

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