pompholyx
English
Etymology
Latin, from Ancient Greek [Term?] (“a bubble; the slag on the surface of smelted ore”).
Noun
pompholyx (uncountable)
- (medicine) dyshidrosis
- (chemistry, obsolete) impure zinc oxide
Derived terms
- cheiropompholyx
- podopompholyx
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for pompholyx in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πομφόλυξ (pomphólux).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpom.pʰo.lyks/, [ˈpɔm.pʰɔ.lʏks]
Noun
pompholyx f (genitive pompholygis); third declension
- A substance deposited from the smoke of smelting furnaces
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pompholyx | pompholygēs |
| Genitive | pompholygis | pompholygum |
| Dative | pompholygī | pompholygibus |
| Accusative | pompholygem | pompholygēs |
| Ablative | pompholyge | pompholygibus |
| Vocative | pompholyx | pompholygēs |
References
- pompholyx in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pompholyx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette