auripigmentum

Latin

Etymology

From aurum (“gold”) + pigmentum (“pigment”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /au̯.ri.piɡˈmen.tum/, [au̯.rɪ.pɪɡˈmɛn.tũ]

Noun

auripigmentum n (genitive auripigmentī); second declension

orpiment

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	auripigmentum	auripigmenta
Genitive	auripigmentī	auripigmentōrum
Dative	auripigmentō	auripigmentīs
Accusative	auripigmentum	auripigmenta
Ablative	auripigmentō	auripigmentīs
Vocative	auripigmentum	auripigmenta

Related terms

Descendants

English: orpiment
French: orpiment
Italian: orpimento

References

auripigmentum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
auripigmentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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