aphronitrum
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀφρόνιτρον (aphrónitron), from ἀφρός (aphrós, “foam”) and νίτρον (nítron, “sodium carbonate”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈpʰro.ni.trum/, [äˈpʰrɔnɪt̪rʊ̃ˑ] or IPA(key): /apʰˈro.ni.trum/, [äpʰˈrɔnɪt̪rʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈfro.ni.trum/, [äˈfrɔːnit̪rum] or IPA(key): /afˈro.ni.trum/, [äfˈrɔːnit̪rum]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /a.pʰroˈnit.rum/, [äpʰrɔˈnɪt̪rʊ̃ˑ] or IPA(key): /apʰ.roˈnit.rum/, [äpʰrɔˈnɪt̪rʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.froˈnit.rum/, [äfroˈnit̪rum] or IPA(key): /af.roˈnit.rum/, [äfroˈnit̪rum]
Noun
editaphronitrum n (genitive aphronitrī); second declension
- The efflorescence of saltpetre
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | aphronitrum | aphronitra |
Genitive | aphronitrī | aphronitrōrum |
Dative | aphronitrō | aphronitrīs |
Accusative | aphronitrum | aphronitra |
Ablative | aphronitrō | aphronitrīs |
Vocative | aphronitrum | aphronitra |
References
edit- “aphronitrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aphronitrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.