panaceum

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin panacea, from Ancient Greek πανάκεια (panákeia), from πανακής (panakḗs, “all-healing”), from πᾶν (pân, “all”) + ἄκος (ákos, “cure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.naˈt͡sɛ.um/

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• Rhymes: -ɛum
• Syllabification: pa‧na‧ce‧um

Noun

panaceum n

1. (medicine) panacea (remedy believed to cure all disease)
2. panacea (something that will solve all problems)

Declension

Declension of panaceum

	singular	plural
nominative	panaceum	panacea
genitive	panaceum	panaceów
dative	panaceum	panaceom
accusative	panaceum	panacea
instrumental	panaceum	panaceami
locative	panaceum	panaceach
vocative	panaceum	panacea

Further reading

• panaceum in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• panaceum in Polish dictionaries at PWN