Hypnotikum

See also: hypnotikum

German

Etymology

From Late Latin hypnoticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós, “inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy”), from ὑπνῶ (hupnô, “I put to sleep”), from ὕπνος (húpnos, “sleep”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hʏpˈnoːtikʊm/
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Noun

Hypnotikum n (strong, genitive Hypnotikums, plural Hypnotika)

(medicine) soporific, hypnotic
Synonym: Schlafmittel

Declension

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Further reading

“Hypnotikum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Hypnotikum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Hypnotikum” in Duden online
Hypnotikum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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