arsenicum

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”) (influenced by ἀρσενικός (arsenikós, “potent, virile”)), from Semitic (compare Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ‎ (zarnīḵā), Aramaic 𐡆𐡓𐡍𐡉𐡊𐡀‎ (zarnīḵā)), from Middle Iranian *zarnīk (compare Persian زرنی‎ (zarnī, “arsenic”)), from Old Iranian *zarniya-ka- (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀‎ (zaraniia-, “golden”), Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎡𐎹 (daraniya-, “gold”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (híraṇya, “gold”), Persian زر‎ (zar, “gold”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃i.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑrˈseː.ni.kʏm/
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  • Hyphenation: ar‧se‧ni‧cum

Noun

arsenicum n (uncountable)

  1. arsenic

Synonyms

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /arˈse.ni.kum/, [arˈsɛ.nɪ.kũ]

Noun

arsenicum n (genitive arsenicī); second declension

  1. arsenic (chemical element 33)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative arsenicum arsenica
Genitive arsenicī arsenicōrum
Dative arsenicō arsenicīs
Accusative arsenicum arsenica
Ablative arsenicō arsenicīs
Vocative arsenicum arsenica

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Descendants

References
  • arsenicum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • arsenicum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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