plumbago
See also: Plumbago
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin plumbāgō (“type of lead ore”), from plumbum (“lead”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
plumbago (countable and uncountable, plural plumbagos or plumbagoes)
- (botany) A plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort. [from 17th c.]
- (mineralogy, now chiefly historical) Graphite. [from 18th c.]
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
leadwort
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graphite
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Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Plumbago”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “plumbago”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin plumbāgō. See also plombagine.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
plumbago m (plural plumbagos)
- (botany) plumbago
- Synonym: dentelaire
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /plumˈbaː.ɡoː/, [pɫ̪ʊmˈbäːɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /plumˈba.ɡo/, [plumˈbäːɡo]
Noun edit
plumbāgō f (genitive plumbāginis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | plumbāgō | plumbāginēs |
Genitive | plumbāginis | plumbāginum |
Dative | plumbāginī | plumbāginibus |
Accusative | plumbāginem | plumbāginēs |
Ablative | plumbāgine | plumbāginibus |
Vocative | plumbāgō | plumbāginēs |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: plumbago
- French: plombagine, plumbago
- Italian: piombaggine
- Spanish: plumbagina, plumbagíneo
References edit
- “plumbago”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- plumbago in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.