tartarum

English

Noun

tartarum (uncountable)

1. (chemistry, obsolete) tartar

Latin

Alternative forms

• 🜿 (alchemy)

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek τάρταρον (tártaron).

Noun

tartarum n (genitive tartarī); second declension

1. tartar (red compound deposited during wine-making)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tartarum	tartara
Genitive	tartarī	tartarōrum
Dative	tartarō	tartarīs
Accusative	tartarum	tartara
Ablative	tartarō	tartarīs
Vocative	tartarum	tartara

Descendants

• → English: tartar
• French: tartre