arsenicum
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”) (influenced by ἀρσενικός (arsenikós, “potent, virile”)), from Semitic (compare Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā), Aramaic 𐡆𐡓𐡍𐡉𐡊𐡀 (zarnīḵā)), from Middle Iranian *zarnīk (compare Persian زرنی (zarnī, “arsenic”)), from Old Iranian *zarniya-ka- (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 (zaraniia-, “golden”), Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎡𐎹 (daraniya-, “gold”), Sanskrit हिरण्य (híraṇya, “gold”), Persian زر (zar, “gold”)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃i.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑrˈseː.ni.kʏm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ar‧se‧ni‧cum
Noun
arsenicum n (uncountable)
- arsenic
Synonyms
- arseen
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /arˈse.ni.kum/, [arˈsɛ.nɪ.kũ]
Noun
arsenicum n (genitive arsenicī); second declension
- arsenic (chemical element 33)
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | arsenicum | arsenica |
| Genitive | arsenicī | arsenicōrum |
| Dative | arsenicō | arsenicīs |
| Accusative | arsenicum | arsenica |
| Ablative | arsenicō | arsenicīs |
| Vocative | arsenicum | arsenica |
Synonyms
- arrenicum
Descendants
- → Old French: arsenic
- → Middle English: arsenik
- English: arsenic
- → Middle English: arsenik
References
- arsenicum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- arsenicum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette