talcum

English

Etymology

From talc + -um, from Medieval Latin talcum, from Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq).

Noun

talcum (countable and uncountable, plural talcums)

1. Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use.

Related terms

• talcum powder

Translations

powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use

• Bulgarian: талк m (talk)
• Danish: talkum n
• Finnish: talkki (fi)
• German: Talk (de) m
• Lao: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: тальк (ru) m (talʹk)
• Spanish: talco (es) m

Verb

talcum (third-person singular simple present talcums, present participle talcuming, simple past and past participle talcumed)

1. (transitive) To perfume with talcum powder.

Latin

Etymology

From Arabic طَلْق (ṭalq), from Persian تلک (talk).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtal.kum/, [ˈt̪äɫ̪kʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtal.kum/, [ˈt̪älkum]

Noun

talcum n (genitive talcī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) talc; talcum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	talcum	talca
Genitive	talcī	talcōrum
Dative	talcō	talcīs
Accusative	talcum	talca
Ablative	talcō	talcīs
Vocative	talcum	talca

Descendants

• English: talcum