aspirin
English
Etymology
Genericized trademark of German Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (literally “acetylated spiraeic acid”). The trade name Aspirin is a registered trademark in some countries, but has entered the English language in generic usage, as various German trademarks were nullified in the United States after World War I (see also heroin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæsp(ɪ)ɹɪn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun
aspirin (countable and uncountable, plural aspirins)
- (uncountable, organic chemistry, pharmacology) an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
- Synonyms: acetylsalicylic acid, ASA
- Hypernym: NSAID
- Coordinate terms: Tylenol/tylenol, paracetamol, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, codeine
- (countable) a tablet containing this substance
- 1936, F.J. Thwaites, The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards Publishing, published 1940, page 107:
- "It nearly drove me insane. I took heaven alone knows how many aspirins."
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Catalan
Verb
aspirin
- inflection of aspirar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaspɪrɪn]
- IPA(key): [ˈaspɪriːn]
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch aspirine, from the German trademark Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (literally “acetylated spiraeic acid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [asˈpirɪn]
- Hyphenation: as‧pi‧rin
Noun
aspirin (first-person possessive aspirinku, second-person possessive aspirinmu, third-person possessive aspirinnya)
- (pharmacology) aspirin
- Synonym: asam asetilsalisilat
Further reading
- “aspirin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aspǐriːn/
- Hyphenation: a‧spi‧rin
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English aspirin, from the genericized trademark of German Aspirin. Doublet of aspirina.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaspiɾin/ [ˈʔas.pɪ.ɾɪn]
- Rhymes: -aspiɾin
- Syllabification: as‧pi‧rin
Further reading
- “aspirin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018