pharmacum

Latin

Etymology

Post-Augustan. From Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”), from φαρμακίς (pharmakís, “witch”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰar.ma.kum/, [ˈpʰärmäkʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfar.ma.kum/, [ˈfärmäkum]

Noun

pharmacum n (genitive pharmacī); second declension

drug, medicine
poison

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pharmacum	pharmaca
Genitive	pharmacī	pharmacōrum
Dative	pharmacō	pharmacīs
Accusative	pharmacum	pharmaca
Ablative	pharmacō	pharmacīs
Vocative	pharmacum	pharmaca

Related terms

pharmacia
pharmacus

Descendants

>? Aromanian: fãrmac
→ Catalan: fàrmac
→ Italian: farmaco
→ Portuguese: fármaco
Romanian: farmec
→ Spanish: fármaco

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