saccharon
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σάκχαρον (sákkharon), via Pali [Term?] from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally "grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”), same source as Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē, “pebble”)[1]
Noun
saccharon n (genitive saccharī); second declension
- A syrupy liquid that exudes from bamboo
Declension
Second declension, Greek type.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | saccharon | sacchara |
| Genitive | saccharī | saccharōrum |
| Dative | saccharō | saccharīs |
| Accusative | saccharon | sacchara |
| Ablative | saccharō | saccharīs |
| Vocative | saccharon | sacchara |
References
- saccharon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- saccharon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Barnette, Ladyfingers and Nun's Tummies