aurum

See also Aurum

English

Etymology

From Latin aurum (“gold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɔː.ɹəm/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹəm

Noun

aurum (plural aurums)

1. (chemistry) gold, used in the names of various substances (see Derived terms)

Derived terms

• aurum fulminans
• aurum mosacium
• aurum musivum

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Latin

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Alternative forms

• ausum

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *auso-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (“glow”). Cognate with Lithuanian áuksas.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈaʊ.rum/

Noun

aurum (genitive aurī); n, second declension

1. gold (as mineral or metal)
2. gold (colour)
3. any object made of gold, such as a gold coin or a gold ring

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	aurum	aura
genitive	aurī	aurōrum
dative	aurō	aurīs
accusative	aurum	aura
ablative	aurō	aurīs
vocative	aurum	aura

Derived terms

Derived terms

aurārius aurēscō aureus auricoctor auricolor auricomāns

auricomus aurifer aurifex aurifluus aurifodīna

aurifrigium aurigāns aurigena auriger aurilegulus

auripigmentum aurō aurōsus aurūgō aurulentus

Related terms

aurāria aurāta aurātilis aurātūra

aurātus aureātus Aurēlia Aurēlius

aureolus aurificīna aurificium

aurūgineus aurūginō aurūginōsus

Descendants

Albanian: ar Catalan: or Dalmatian: jaur English: aur-, aurin, aurum, or French: or Friulian: aur Galician: ouro Italian: oro Malay: aurum / اءوروم

Occitan: aur Portuguese: ouro Romanian: aur Romansch: aur Sardinian: òro, òru Scottish Gaelic: òr Spanish: oro Sicilian: oru Translingual: Au Welsh: aur

References

• Michiel de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Brill, 2008, page 63

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Malay

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Etymology

From English aurum, from Latin aurum.

Alternative forms

• اءوروم

Pronunciation

• IPA: [aurom], [aurəm], [ɔrəm]
• Rhymes: -urom, -rom, -om

Noun

aurum (Jawi spelling اءوروم)

1. gold (element)

Synonyms

• emas / امس
• kencana / کنچان