salsugo
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
salsus (“salty”, “salted”) + -ūgō
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /salˈsuː.ɡoː/, [s̠äɫ̪ˈs̠uːɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /salˈsu.ɡo/, [sälˈsuːɡo]
Noun edit
salsūgō f (genitive salsūginis); third declension
- salinity, saltiness, brackishness
- (transferred sense) salt-water, saline, brine
- Synonym: muria
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | salsūgō | salsūginēs |
| Genitive | salsūginis | salsūginum |
| Dative | salsūginī | salsūginibus |
| Accusative | salsūginem | salsūginēs |
| Ablative | salsūgine | salsūginibus |
| Vocative | salsūgō | salsūginēs |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “salsūgo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- salsugo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- salsugo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “salsūgō” on page 1,682/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)