hydrargyrus
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ὑδράργυρος (hudrárguros, “quicksilver (artificially prepared from cinnabar-ore)”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + ἄργῠρος (árguros, “silver”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /hyˈdrar.ɡy.rus/, [hʏˈd̪rärɡʏrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈdrar.d͡ʒi.rus/, [iˈd̪rärd͡ʒirus]
Noun
hydrargyrus m (genitive hydrargyrī); second declension
- quicksilver (artificially prepared), mercury
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hydrargyrus | hydrargyrī |
| Genitive | hydrargyrī | hydrargyrōrum |
| Dative | hydrargyrō | hydrargyrīs |
| Accusative | hydrargyrum | hydrargyrōs |
| Ablative | hydrargyrō | hydrargyrīs |
| Vocative | hydrargyre | hydrargyrī |
Derived terms
- hydrargyrum (New Latin)
References
- “hydrargyrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hydrargyrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.