theriaca

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin theriaca, from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ, “of or related to poisonous reptiles”), from θηρίον (thēríon, “little beast”) + -κός (-kós), from θήρ (thḗr, “beast”) + -ίον (-íon, diminutive suffix). Doublet of theriac; compare treacle. === Pronunciation === === Noun === theriaca (countable and uncountable, plural theriacas or theriacae) Alternative spelling of theriac. === Anagrams === Iracheta, citharae, citharæ == Latin == === Alternative forms === thēriacē, thȳriaca, thīriaca, tȳriaca, tīriaca, tēriaca === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tʰeːˈri.a.ka] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [teˈriː.a.ka] === Noun === thēriaca f (genitive thēriacae); first declension antidote, counter-remedy, panacea, antitoxin, theriac, treacle ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → English: theriaca Old French: triacle f or m Middle French: triacle f or m French: triacle f or m → Middle Dutch: triakel → Middle English: triacle, triacul, triakle, triakel, triakele, triakil, treacle, treacul, treakil, treakilleEnglish: treacle→ Welsh: triagl → Middle High German: triakel f or m, driakel, triaker, driaker German: Triakel m or f, Driakel m or f, Driaker m, Triaker m, Dreiocker m etc. → Czech: dryák → Polish: driakiew → Middle French: thériaque French: thériaque → English: theriac → Old Norse: tréhakl Sicilian: triaca === Further reading === “theriaca”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.