nostrum

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nostrum (“ours”), nominative neuter of noster (“our, ours”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɒs.tɹəm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɑ.stɹəm/ Rhymes: -ɒstɹəm, -ɑstɹəm === Noun === nostrum (plural nostrums or nostra) A medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects. Synonym: nostrum remedium Coordinate terms: placebo, panacea Near-synonyms: paternoster, patent medicine, snake oil (by extension) An ineffective but favorite remedy for a problem, usually involving political action. Coordinate terms: panacea, cure-all ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === nostrum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Urmston == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɔs.trũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɔs.trum] === Etymology 1 === Inflected form of nōs (“we”). ==== Pronoun ==== nostrum of us; partitive genitive of nōs === Etymology 2 === Inflected form of noster (“our, ours”). ==== Pronoun ==== nostrum inflection of noster: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular accusative masculine singular ===== Descendants ===== → English: nostrum