aurificium

Latin

Etymology

From aurifex (“goldsmith”), from aurum (“gold”) + facio (“I do, make”).

Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiatical) IPA: /aʊ.riˈfi.tʃi.um/

Noun

aurificium (genitive aurificiī); n, second declension

1. A gold-washing site.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	aurificium	aurificia
genitive	aurificiī	aurificiōrum
dative	aurificiō	aurificiīs
accusative	aurificium	aurificia
ablative	aurificiō	aurificiīs
vocative	aurificium	aurificia

Related terms

aurāria aurārius aurāta aurātilis aurātūra aurātus aureātus Aurēlia Aurēlius

aureolus aurēscō aureus auricoctor auricolor auricomāns auricomus aurifer aurifex

aurificīna aurifluus aurifodīna aurifrigium aurigāns aurigena auriger aurilegulus auripigmentum

aurō aurōsus aurūgineus aurūginō aurūginōsus aurūgō aurulentus aurum