palacurna
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pa.laˈkur.na/, [päɫ̪äˈkʊrnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pa.laˈkur.na/, [päläˈkurnä]
Noun edit
palacurna f (genitive palacurnae); first declension
- An ingot or nugget of gold.
- c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 33.11.77:
- palagas alii palacurnas iidem quod minutum est balucem vocant
- The names given to these lumps are "palagae," and "palacurnae," while the gold found in small grains is known as "baluce."
- palagas alii palacurnas iidem quod minutum est balucem vocant
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | palacurna | palacurnae |
| Genitive | palacurnae | palacurnārum |
| Dative | palacurnae | palacurnīs |
| Accusative | palacurnam | palacurnās |
| Ablative | palacurnā | palacurnīs |
| Vocative | palacurna | palacurnae |
Synonyms edit
- (ingot of gold): palaga