plumbum

Latin

Etymology

Related to Ancient Greek μόλυβδος (mólubdos, “lead”). May be borrowed from Etruscan or some other pre-Indo-European Mediterranean language.

Noun

plumbum (genitive plumbī); n, second declension

1. Lead (the metal).
2. A ball of lead.
3. (poetic) Pipe of lead.
4. A pencil.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	plumbum	plumba
genitive	plumbī	plumbōrum
dative	plumbō	plumbīs
accusative	plumbum	plumba
ablative	plumbō	plumbīs
vocative	plumbum	plumba

Synonyms

• (a ball of lead): plumbea

Related terms

plumbāgō plumbārium plumbārius plumbātūra

plumbātus plumbea plumbeum

plumbeus plumbō plumbōsus

Descendants

English: plumb French: plomb Galician: chumbo Italian: piombo Limburgish: plómb

Portuguese: chumbo, prumo Romanian: plumb Romansch: plum Spanish: plomo

References

• plumbum in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879