stagnum
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstaɡ.num/, [ˈstaŋ.nũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsta.ɲum/, [ˈstaɲ.ɲum]
Etymology 1
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂g- (“to seep drip”), source of Ancient Greek στάζω (stázō, “to drip”), with different ablaut grade. Conversely, possibly related to Ancient Greek τέναγος (ténagos).
Noun
stāgnum n (genitive stāgnī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | stāgnum | stāgna |
Genitive | stāgnī | stāgnōrum |
Dative | stāgnō | stāgnīs |
Accusative | stāgnum | stāgna |
Ablative | stāgnō | stāgnīs |
Vocative | stāgnum | stāgna |
Derived terms
- stāgnālis
- stāgnātor
- stāgnensis
- stāgni incola
- stāgnīnus
- stāgnōsus
References
- stagnum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- stagnum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- stagnum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- stagnum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- running water: aqua viva, profluens (opp. stagnum)
- running water: aqua viva, profluens (opp. stagnum)
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “stāgnum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 585
Etymology 2
Usage notes
The use of the spelling stagnum as a form of stannum (“tin”) is unattested before Pliny. Some analyses suspect a Gaulish interference may have caused the rise of this alternate form.[1]
References
- Rey, Alain. Dictionnaire historique de la langue française. Page 829.
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