aurificium
Latin
Etymology
From aurifex (“goldsmith”), from aurum (“gold”) + facio (“I do, make”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /au̯.riˈfi.ki.um/, [äu̯rɪˈfɪkiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯.riˈfi.t͡ʃi.um/, [äu̯riˈfiːt͡ʃium]
Noun
aurificium n (genitive aurificiī or aurificī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aurificium | aurificia |
| Genitive | aurificiī aurificī1 |
aurificiōrum |
| Dative | aurificiō | aurificiīs |
| Accusative | aurificium | aurificia |
| Ablative | aurificiō | aurificiīs |
| Vocative | aurificium | aurificia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms
References
- aurificium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)