ambrum

Latin

Alternative forms

• ambra

Etymology

First appearing in medieval Latin; probably derived from classical Latin ambrosia.

Noun

ambrum n sg (genitive ambrī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) amber (fossil resin)
2. (Medieval Latin) ambergris

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	ambrum
Genitive	ambrī
Dative	ambrō
Accusative	ambrum
Ablative	ambrō
Vocative	ambrum

Related terms

• ambra grisea
• ambrosia

References

• ambrum 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)