asaphatum
Latin
Alternative forms
- asapharum
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic اَلسَعْفَة (as-saʿfa, “sore, mange”).
Noun
asaphatum n sg (genitive asaphatī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) psoriasis, skin disease
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | asaphatum |
| Genitive | asaphatī |
| Dative | asaphatō |
| Accusative | asaphatum |
| Ablative | asaphatō |
| Vocative | asaphatum |
References
- asapharum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “asaphatum”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, OCLC 1369101