aspirine
See also: aspirinë
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (“acetylated salicylic acid”). The second word comes from the name of the plant genus Spiraea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑs.piˈri.nə/
aspirine (file) - Hyphenation: as‧pi‧ri‧ne
- Rhymes: -inə
Noun
aspirine f (plural aspirines, diminutive aspirientje n)
- (pharmacology) aspirin
- (by extension) any tranquilizer
Derived terms
- aspirinetablet
French
Etymology
Borrowed from German Aspirin, from acetylierte Spirsäure (“acetylated salicylic acid”). The second word comes from the name of the plant genus Spiraea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /as.pi.ʁin/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “aspirine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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