arrenicum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρρενικόν (arrhenikón). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /arˈre.ni.kum/, [ärˈrɛnɪkʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈre.ni.kum/, [ärˈrɛːnikum]

Noun

arrenicum n (genitive arrenicī); second declension

1. arsenic (chemical element)

   Synonym: arsenicum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	arrenicum	arrenica
Genitive	arrenicī	arrenicōrum
Dative	arrenicō	arrenicīs
Accusative	arrenicum	arrenica
Ablative	arrenicō	arrenicīs
Vocative	arrenicum	arrenica

Further reading

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