saccharon
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek σάκχαρον (sákkharon), via Pali sakkharā from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar; grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”), same source as Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē, “pebble”)[1]
Noun[edit]
saccharon n (genitive saccharī); second declension
- a syrupy liquid that exudes from bamboo
- a honey-like substance collected from reeds used to help ease stomach or bladder pains
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | saccharon | sacchara |
| Genitive | saccharī | saccharōrum |
| Dative | saccharō | saccharīs |
| Accusative | saccharon | sacchara |
| Ablative | saccharō | saccharīs |
| Vocative | saccharon | sacchara |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “saccharon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- saccharon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Barnette, Ladyfingers and Nun's Tummies