aspirin

See also: Aspirin

English

Etymology

From the German trademark 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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæspɹɪn/, /ˈæspɪɹɪn/

Noun

aspirin (countable and uncountable, plural aspirins)

  1. (uncountable, pharmacology) an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
    Synonyms: acetylsalicylic acid, ASA
    Hypernym: NSAID
    Coordinate terms: Tylenol/tylenol, paracetamol, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, codeine
  2. (countable) a tablet containing this substance

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Catalan

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əsˈpi.ɾin/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /asˈpi.ɾin/

Verb

aspirin

  1. third-person plural present subjunctive form of aspirar
  2. third-person plural imperative form of aspirar

Czech

Noun

aspirin m

  1. aspirin

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch aspirine.

Noun

aspirin (plural aspirin-aspirin, first-person possessive aspirinku, second-person possessive aspirinmu, third-person possessive aspirinnya)

  1. aspirin

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aspǐriːn/
  • Hyphenation: a‧spi‧rin

Noun

aspìrīn m (Cyrillic spelling аспѝрӣн)

  1. aspirin

Declension
Declension of aspirin
singular
nominative aspìrīn
genitive aspirína
dative aspirinu
accusative aspirin
vocative aspirine
locative aspirinu
instrumental aspirinom
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