diazepam
See also: diazepám
English
Etymology
Etymology tree
Arabic لُبَان (lubān)
Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor.
English benzoin
English benzo-
English diazepine
English (benzo)diazep(ine)
English diazepam
From (benzo)diazep(ine) + am(ide).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dʌɪˈaz.ɪ.pam/, /dʌɪˈeɪ.zɪ.pam/
- (General American) IPA(key): /daɪˈæz.əˌpæm/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
diazepam (countable and uncountable, plural diazepams)
- (pharmacology) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used mainly to relieve anxiety.
- 2001: The most effective anti-anxiety drugs (tranquillizers) are the benzodiazepines, epitomized by diazepam (Valium®). — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 57)
Derived terms
Translations
minor tranquillizer
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References
- “diazepam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “diazepam”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Polish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Arabic لُبَان (lubān)
Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor.
English benzoin
English benzo-
English diazepine
English (benzo)diazep(ine)
Polish diazepam
Borrowed from English diazepam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /djaˈzɛ.pam/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛpam
- Syllabification: dia‧ze‧pam
Noun
diazepam m inan
- (pharmacology) diazepam
- Synonym: relanium
Declension
Declension of diazepam
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | diazepam |
| genitive | diazepamu |
| dative | diazepamowi |
| accusative | diazepam |
| instrumental | diazepamem |
| locative | diazepamie |
| vocative | diazepamie |
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.a.zeˈpɐ̃/ [d͡ʒɪ.a.zeˈpɐ̃], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒja.zeˈpɐ̃/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ɐ.zɨˈpɐ̃/, (faster pronunciation) /djɐ.zɨˈpɐ̃/
Noun
diazepam m (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) diazepam (minor tranquillizer, benzodiazepine)
Further reading
- “diazepam”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “diazepam”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English diazepam.
Noun
diazepam n (plural diazepame)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | diazepam | diazepamul | diazepame | diazepamele |
| genitive-dative | diazepam | diazepamului | diazepame | diazepamelor |
| vocative | diazepamule | diazepamelor | ||
References
- diazepam in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /djaθeˈpam/ [d̪ja.θeˈpãm] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
- IPA(key): /djaseˈpam/ [d̪ja.seˈpãm] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -am
- Syllabification: dia‧ze‧pam
Noun
diazepam m (plural diazepams)