obrussa
Latin
Alternative forms
- obryza
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄβρυζα (óbruza, “assaying of gold”), ultimately from Hurrian 𒂁𒄷𒌋𒌒𒊒𒍑𒄭 (DUG.ḫu-u-ub-ru-uš-ḫi /ḫubrušḫi/, “crucible, smelter, melting-pot”), likely via the route of Hittite 𒄷𒌒𒊒𒍑𒄭 (ḫu-up-ru-uš-ḫi /ḫuprušḫi-/); for further connections see Arabic إِبْرِيز (ʾibrīz, “pure gold”).
Noun
obrussa f (genitive obrussae); first declension
- testing of gold by fire in a cupel, assay
- test, touchstone, proof, assay
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | obrussa | obrussae |
| Genitive | obrussae | obrussārum |
| Dative | obrussae | obrussīs |
| Accusative | obrussam | obrussās |
| Ablative | obrussā | obrussīs |
| Vocative | obrussa | obrussae |
References
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1043–1044
- “obrussa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- obrussa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Weeks, David Michael (2006) Hittite Vocabulary: An Anatolian Appendix to Buck’s Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages. A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Indo-European Studies, Los Angeles, page 78