aurifodina
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From aurum (“gold”) + fodīna (“mine”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /au̯.ri.foˈdiː.na/, [äu̯rɪfɔˈd̪iːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯.ri.foˈdi.na/, [äu̯rifoˈd̪iːnä]
Noun edit
aurifodīna f (genitive aurifodīnae); first declension
- A gold mine.
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aurifodīna | aurifodīnae |
| Genitive | aurifodīnae | aurifodīnārum |
| Dative | aurifodīnae | aurifodīnīs |
| Accusative | aurifodīnam | aurifodīnās |
| Ablative | aurifodīnā | aurifodīnīs |
| Vocative | aurifodīna | aurifodīnae |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “aurifodina”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aurifodina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.