Thursday, May 30, 2013

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: nepenthes

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===Etymology===

  

===Etymology===
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From {{etyl|la|en}} {{term|nepenthes|nēpenthes|lang=la}}, from {{etyl|grc|en}} {{term|νηπενθές||sorrow-banishing|lang=grc}} (neuter), from {{term|νη-||not|lang=grc}} + {{term|πένθος||grief|lang=grc}}.

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From {{etyl|la|en}} {{term|nepenthes|nēpenthes|lang=la}}, from {{etyl|grc|en}} {{term|νηπενθής||sorrow-banishing|lang=grc}} (neuter), from {{term|νη-||not|lang=grc}} + {{term|πένθος||grief|lang=grc}}.
   
 

===Pronunciation===

  

===Pronunciation===

Latest revision as of 00:43, 31 May 2013

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin nēpenthes, from Ancient Greek νηπενθής ("sorrow-banishing") (neuter), from νη- ("not") + πένθος ("grief").

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /nɪˈpɛnθiːz/

Noun[edit]

nepenthes (uncountable)

  1. A drug referred to in Homer's Odyssey as bringing relief from anxiety or grief; hence, any substance seen as bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief.
    • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.4:
      For [...] 'tis the best nepenthes, surest cordial, sweetest alterative, presentest diverter [...].
  2. A Southeast Asian plant of the genus Nepenthes.
  3. Plural form of nepenthe
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