afrodiziakum

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφροδισιακός (aphrodisiakós, “venereal”), from Ἀφροδίσιος (Aphrodísios, “pertaining to Aphrodite”). First attested in the 20th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈafrodɪzɪjakum]

Noun

afrodiziakum n

  1. aphrodisiac

Declension

Declension of afrodiziakum (velar neuter foreign)
singular plural
nominative afrodiziakum afrodiziaka
genitive afrodiziaka afrodiziak
dative afrodiziaku afrodiziakům
accusative afrodiziakum afrodiziaka
vocative afrodiziakum afrodiziaka
locative afrodiziaku afrodiziakách
instrumental afrodiziakem afrodiziaky

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015), “afrodiziakum”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 48

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