antydot

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, “remedy, antidote”), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, “to give in return”). Doublet of antidotum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈtɨ.dɔt/
• Rhymes: -ɨdɔt
• Syllabification: an‧ty‧dot

Noun

antydot m inan

1. (medicine, dated) antidote (remedy to counteract the effects of poison) [with na (+ accusative) ‘for what’ or przeciw (+ dative) ‘against what’]

   Synonyms: antidotum, odtrutka

2. (figuratively, dated) antidote (something that counteracts or prevents something harmful)

   Synonyms: antidotum, lek, lekarstwo, odtrutka

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	antydot	antydoty
genitive	antydotu	antydotów
dative	antydotowi	antydotom
accusative	antydot	antydoty
instrumental	antydotem	antydotami
locative	antydocie	antydotach
vocative	antydocie	antydoty

Declension of antydot

Related terms

noun

• antidotum

 

Further reading

• antydot in Polish dictionaries at PWN