arsenicum

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Etymology[edit]

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-.

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

Noun[edit]

arsenicum n (uncountable)

  1. arsenic

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Latin[edit]

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Chemical element
As
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Etymology[edit]

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-.

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Noun[edit]

arsenicum n (genitive arsenicī); second declension

  1. arsenic (chemical element 33)

Declension[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  • “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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