pompholyx
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin pompholyx, from Ancient Greek πομφόλυξ (pomphólux, “a bubble; the slag on the surface of smelted ore”).
Noun
editpompholyx (uncountable)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “pompholyx”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek πομφόλυξ (pomphólux).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpom.pʰo.lyks/, [ˈpɔmpʰɔlʲʏks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpom.fo.liks/, [ˈpɔmfoliks]
Noun
editpompholyx f (genitive pompholygis); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pompholyx | pompholygēs |
Genitive | pompholygis | pompholygum |
Dative | pompholygī | pompholygibus |
Accusative | pompholygem | pompholygēs |
Ablative | pompholyge | pompholygibus |
Vocative | pompholyx | pompholygēs |
References
edit- “pompholyx”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pompholyx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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