plumbago
See also: Plumbago
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin plumbāgō (“type of lead ore”), from plumbum (“lead”).
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Plumbago
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /plʌmˈbeɪɡəʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /pləmˈbeɪɡoʊ/
Noun
plumbago (countable and uncountable, plural plumbagos or plumbagoes)
- (botany) A plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort. [from 17th c.]
- (mineralogy, now chiefly historical) Graphite. [from 18th c.]
Synonyms
- graphite
- black lead
Translations
leadwort
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graphite
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Plumbago”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “plumbago”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin plumbāgō. See also plombagine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plœ̃.ba.ɡo/
Audio (file)
Noun
plumbago m (plural plumbagos)
- (botany) plumbago
- Synonym: dentelaire
Latin
Etymology
plumbum (“lead”) + -āgō
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /plumˈbaː.ɡoː/, [pɫ̪ʊmˈbäːɡoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /plumˈba.ɡo/, [plumˈbäːɡo]
Noun
plumbāgō f (genitive plumbāginis); third declension
- graphite
- the color of graphite
- leadwort
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | plumbāgō | plumbāginēs |
Genitive | plumbāginis | plumbāginum |
Dative | plumbāginī | plumbāginibus |
Accusative | plumbāginem | plumbāginēs |
Ablative | plumbāgine | plumbāginibus |
Vocative | plumbāgō | plumbāginēs |
Related terms
- plumbārium
- plumbārius
- plumbātūra
- plumbātus
- plumbea
- plumbeum
- plumbeus
- plumbō
- plumbōsus
- plumbum
Descendants
- English: plumbago
- French: plombagine, plumbago
- Italian: piombaggine
- Spanish: plumbagina, plumbagíneo
References
- “plumbago”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- plumbago in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette