saccharon

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σάκχαρον (sákkharon), via Pali [Term?] from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally "grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”), same source as Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē, “pebble”)[1]

Noun

saccharon n (genitive saccharī); second declension

  1. A syrupy liquid that exudes from bamboo

Declension

Second declension, Greek type.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative saccharon sacchara
Genitive saccharī saccharōrum
Dative saccharō saccharīs
Accusative saccharon sacchara
Ablative saccharō saccharīs
Vocative saccharon sacchara

References
  • saccharon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • saccharon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  1. Barnette, Ladyfingers and Nun's Tummies
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