ἐμετικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἔμετος (émetos, vomiting) + -ῐκός (-ikós, -ic, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἐμετῐκός • (emetikós) m (feminine ἐμετῐκή, neuter ἐμετῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. provoking sickness
    • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Problems 873b.36:
      ᾰ̓ηδὴς δὲ ὢν ὁ ῠ̔δᾰρὴς οἶνος ἐπῐπολᾰστῐκός ἐστῐ· τὸ δὲ τοιοῦτον ἐμετῐκόν ἐστῐν.
      aēdḕs dè ṑn ho hudarḕs oînos epipolastikós esti; tò dè toioûton emetikón estin.
  2. inclined to vomit
    • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, On Regimen in Acute Diseases 67:
      Ἥκῐστᾰ δὲ λούειν [], οὐδὲ τοὺς ᾰ̓σώδεᾰς ἢ ἐμετῐκοὺς
      Hḗkista dè loúein [], oudè toùs asṓdeas ḕ emetikoùs
    • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, History of Animals 632b.11:
      Ἔστῐ δὲ τᾰ̀ μὲν μᾰκροσκελῆ τῶν ζῴων ῠ̔γροκοίλῐᾰ, τᾰ̀ δ̓ εὐρῠστήθη ἐμετῐκᾰ̀ μᾶλλον
      Ésti dè tà mèn makroskelê tôn zṓiōn hugrokoília, tà d eurustḗthē emetikà mâllon

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἐμετός (emetós)
  • ἐμετώδης (emetṓdēs)
  • ἐμετῐᾰ́ω (emetiáō)
  • ἐμέω (eméō)

Descendants

  • Greek: εμετικός (emetikós)
  • Latin: emeticus

References

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