Latin

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Etymology

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Ultimately related to Ancient Greek ὕαλος (húalos, glass).[1]

Pronunciation

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(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /su.a.liˈter.ni.kum/, [s̠uälʲɪˈt̪ɛrnɪkʊ̃ˑ]

Noun

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sualiternicum n (genitive sualiternicī); second declension

  1. A kind of reddish amber

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sualiternicum sualiternica
Genitive sualiternicī sualiternicōrum
Dative sualiternicō sualiternicīs
Accusative sualiternicum sualiternica
Ablative sualiternicō sualiternicīs
Vocative sualiternicum sualiternica

References

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  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “sualiternicum”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 611.