saccharum

See also: Saccharum

English

Noun

saccharum (countable and uncountable, plural saccharums)

1. (archaic) Invert sugar.
   • 1884, Frank Faulkner, The Theory and Practice of Modern Brewing, page 101:

     Thus, when analysing these sugars, we make a point of determining the extent of inversion accomplished, and freedom from albuminous matter and ash, for it will be seen that the chief difference between the saccharums and invert sugars in the market is exemplified by variation in these respects […]

Latin

Etymology

Alteration of saccharon.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsak.kʰa.rũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsak.ka.rum]

Noun

saccharum n (genitive saccharī); second declension

1. (New Latin) sugar

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	saccharum	sacchara
genitive	saccharī	saccharōrum
dative	saccharō	saccharīs
accusative	saccharum	sacchara
ablative	saccharō	saccharīs
vocative	saccharum	sacchara

Related terms

• saccharon

Descendants

• → English: saccharin
• → English: saccharine
• → Italian: saccarino
• → Translingual: Saccharum

References

• “saccharum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• saccharum in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016