pompholyx
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin, from Ancient Greek [Term?] (“a bubble; the slag on the surface of smelted ore”).
Noun edit
pompholyx (uncountable)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “pompholyx”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πομφόλυξ (pomphólux).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpom.pʰo.lyks/, [ˈpɔmpʰɔlʲʏks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpom.fo.liks/, [ˈpɔmfoliks]
Noun edit
pompholyx f (genitive pompholygis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-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.