toxicum
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, “poison for arrows”), from τοξικός (toxikós, “pertaining to bows”), from τόξον (tóxon, “bow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtok.si.kum/, [ˈt̪ɔks̠ɪkʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtok.si.kum/, [ˈt̪ɔksikum]
Noun
toxicum n (genitive toxicī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | toxicum | toxica |
Genitive | toxicī | toxicōrum |
Dative | toxicō | toxicīs |
Accusative | toxicum | toxica |
Ablative | toxicō | toxicīs |
Vocative | toxicum | toxica |
Synonyms
- (any poison): venēnum
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “toxicum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “toxicum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- toxicum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.