Wiktionary

elisir

Italian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /e.liˈzir/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ir
  • Hyphenation: e‧li‧sìr

Noun edit

elisir m (invariable)

  1. elixir

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ elisir in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading edit

  • elisir in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • elisir in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Anagrams edit

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=elisir&oldid=76268173"