aurificium

Latin

Etymology

From aurifex (“goldsmith”), from aurum (“gold”) + facio (“I do, make”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /au̯.riˈfi.ki.um/, [au̯.rɪˈfɪ.ki.ũ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯.riˈfi.t͡ʃi.um/, [au̯.riˈfiː.t͡ʃi.um]

Noun

aurificium n (genitive aurificiī); second declension

A gold-washing site.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aurificium	aurificia
Genitive	aurificiī	aurificiōrum
Dative	aurificiō	aurificiīs
Accusative	aurificium	aurificia
Ablative	aurificiō	aurificiīs
Vocative	aurificium	aurificia

Related terms

References

aurificium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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