orpiment
English
Orpiment
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English orpyment, from Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum (“orpiment”), from aurum (“gold”) + pigmentum (“pigment”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːpɪmənt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹpəmənt/
Noun
orpiment (countable and uncountable, plural orpiments)
- arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment
Derived terms
- red orpiment
- yellow orpiment
Translations
arsenic trisulphide
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Orpiment”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “orpiment”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “orpiment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Romanian
Declension
declension of orpiment (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) orpiment | orpimentul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) orpiment | orpimentului |
| vocative | orpimentule | |
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