arsenicum

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, yellow arsenic) (influenced by ἀρσενικός (arsenikós, potent, virile)), from Semitic (compare Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā), Aramaic 𐡆𐡓𐡍𐡉𐡊𐡀 (zrnykʾ /⁠zarnīḵā⁠/)), from Middle Iranian *zarnīk (compare Persian زرنی (zarni, arsenic)), from Old Iranian *zarniya-ka- (compare Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 (zaraniia, golden), Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎡𐎹 (d-r-n-i-y /⁠daraniya-⁠/, gold), Sanskrit हिरण्य (híraṇya, gold), Persian زر (zar, gold)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑrˈseː.ni.kʏm/
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  • Hyphenation: ar‧se‧ni‧cum

Noun

arsenicum n (uncountable)

  1. arsenic

Synonyms

Latin

Chemical element
As
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Next: selenium (Se)

Etymology

Late/Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, yellow arsenic), borrowed through Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ, orpiment) from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā), from Middle Persian *zarnīk, from Old Iranian *zarniya-ka-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-.

Pronunciation

Noun

arsenicum n (genitive arsenicī); second declension

  1. arsenic (chemical element 33)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative arsenicum arsenica
Genitive arsenicī arsenicōrum
Dative arsenicō arsenicīs
Accusative arsenicum arsenica
Ablative arsenicō arsenicīs
Vocative arsenicum arsenica

Synonyms

Descendants

References

  • arsenicum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • arsenicum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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