different between gabapentin vs lyrica

English

Etymology

From GABA +? pent(yl) +? -in.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??æb.??p?n.t?n/

Noun

gabapentin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) An anticonvulsant drug C₉H₁₇NO₂ structurally related to gamma-aminobutyric acid that is administered orally as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures.

References

• “gabapentin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Italian

Noun

gabapentin m (invariable)

1. (medicine) gabapentin

Latin

Etymology 1

Substantivization of the plural neuter form of the adjective lyricus (“pertaining to the lyre or lute”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ly.ri.ka/, [?l???kä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?li.ri.ka/, [?li??ik?]

Noun

lyrica n pl (genitive lyric?rum); second declension

1. lyric poems

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

Related terms

• lyra
• lyricen
• lyricus
• lyrist?s

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• lyrica: (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ly.ri.ka/, [?l???kä]
• lyrica: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?li.ri.ka/, [?li??ik?]
• lyric?: (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ly.ri.ka?/, [?l???kä?]
• lyric?: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?li.ri.ka/, [?li??ik?]

Adjective

lyrica

1. inflection of lyricus:
   1. nominative/vocative singular feminine
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural neuter

Adjective

lyric?

1. ablative singular feminine of lyricus

References

• lyrica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette