pompholyx

English

Etymology

From Latin pompholyx, from Ancient Greek πομφόλυξ (pomphólux, “a bubble; the slag on the surface of smelted ore”).

Noun

pompholyx (uncountable)

1. (medicine) dyshidrosis
2. (chemistry, obsolete) impure zinc oxide

Derived terms

• cheiropompholyx
• podopompholyx

References

• “pompholyx”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πομφόλυξ (pomphólux).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpom.pʰo.lyks/, [ˈpɔmpʰɔlʲʏks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpom.fo.liks/, [ˈpɔmfoliks]

Noun

pompholyx f (genitive pompholygis); third declension

1. A substance deposited from the smoke of smelting furnaces

Declension

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

• “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.