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elixir

See also: elixír, elíxir, and élixir

English

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ɪˈlɪksə(ɹ)/, /ə-/, /-ɪə(ɹ)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪksə(ɹ)

Noun

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elixir (plural elixirs)

  1. (alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold.
    • 2002, Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, published 2004, page 59:
      For Chinese alchemists, gold held the key to the Elixir, the Eastern equivalent of the Philosopher's Stone.
  2. (alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.
  3. (by extension) The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.
    • 2015, The Boston Globe, Steven Pinker, The moral imperative for bioethics‎[1]:
      The silver-bullet cancer cures of yesterday’s newsmagazine covers, like interferon and angiogenesis inhibitors, disappointed the breathless expectations, as have elixirs such as antioxidants, Vioxx, and hormone replacement therapy.
  4. (pharmacy) A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.
    • 1906, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 47, pages 872–875:
      The subcommittee's report to the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry shows that the action of somnos is practically identical with that of a 5 per cent elixir of hydrated chloral.

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Translations

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Asturian

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Verb

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elixir

  1. to choose
  2. to elect

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˌeːˈlɪk.sɪr/, /ˌeːˈlɪk.sər/
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  • Hyphenation: elixir

Noun

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elixir n (plural elixirs, diminutive elixirtje n)

  1. Alternative form of elixer

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin eligo. Doublet of esleer.

Compare Portuguese eleger and Spanish elegir.

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Verb

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elixir (first-person singular present elixo, first-person singular preterite elixín, past participle elixido, short past participle electo)

  1. to choose, elect
    • 1418, Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 85:
      para que dos ditos dose omes o dito señor arçobispo o a quel que seu poder para elo touvese tomase et eligise dous deles que os lle aprovuese et os dese por alcalles enna dita çidade en quel anno
      so that of that twelve men said lord archbishop, or anyone who his power has at the momment, takes and chooses two of them, and that he approves and gives them as mayors of said city for that year
    Synonym: escoller
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of elixir (irregular short past participle)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal elixir
Personal elixir elixires elixir elixirmos elixirdes elixiren
Gerund
elixindo
Short past participle
Masculine electo1 electos1
Feminine electa1 electas1
Long past participle
Masculine elixido2 elixidos2
Feminine elixida2 elixidas2
Indicative
Present elixo elixes elixe eliximos elixides elixen
Imperfect elixía elixías elixía elixiamos elixiades elixían
Preterite elixín elixiches elixiu eliximos elixistes elixiron
Pluperfect elixira elixiras elixira elixiramos elixirades elixiran
Future elixirei elixirás elixirá elixiremos elixiredes elixirán
Conditional elixiría elixirías elixiría elixiriamos elixiriades elixirían
Subjunctive
Present elixa elixas elixa elixamos elixades elixan
Imperfect elixise elixises elixise elixísemos elixísedes elixisen
Future elixir elixires elixir elixirmos elixirdes elixiren
Imperative
Affirmative elixe elixa elixamos elixide elixan
Negative (non) non elixas non elixa non elixamos non elixades non elixan

1Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
2Usually used with auxiliary verbs haber and ter.

Etymology 2

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

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Noun

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elixir m (plural elixires)

  1. elixir

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Latin

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Latin Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Arabic اَلْإِكْسِير (al-ʔiksīr), from Koine Greek ξηρίον (xēríon, “medicinal powder”), ellipsis of ξηρίον φάρμακον (xēríon phármakon, literally “dry powder medicine”) from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).

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Noun

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elixir n (genitive elixiris); third declension (Medieval Latin, New Latin)

  1. (alchemy, pharmacy) elixir

Declension

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Third-declension noun (neuter, i-stem).

singular plural
nominative elixir elixira
genitive elixiris elixirium
elixirum
dative elixirī elixiribus
accusative elixir elixira
ablative elixire elixiribus
vocative elixir elixira

Descendants

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  • Old French: elixir

Polish

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Noun

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elixir m inan

  1. Pre-1816 spelling of eliksir.

Declension

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Declension of elixir
singular plural
nominative elixir elixiry
genitive elixiru elixirów
dative elixirowi elixirom
accusative elixir elixiry
instrumental elixirem elixirami
locative elixirze elixirach
vocative elixirze elixiry

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Noun

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elixir m (plural elixires)

  1. (alchemy) elixir (liquid which was believed to turn non-precious metals to gold)
  2. (fiction) a magical potion

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French élixir.

Noun

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elixir n (plural elixire)

  1. elixir

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative elixir elixirul elixire elixirele
genitive-dative elixir elixirului elixire elixirelor
vocative elixirule elixirelor

Spanish

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Noun

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elixir m (plural elixires)

  1. Alternative spelling of elíxir

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