vitriolum

Latin

Alternative forms

• vitreolum
• 🜖 (alchemy)

Etymology

From vitrum (“glass”) +‎ -olum (diminutive suffix).

Noun

vitriolum n (genitive vitriolī); second declension (Medieval Latin)

1. vitriol

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vitriolum	vitriola
Genitive	vitriolī	vitriolōrum
Dative	vitriolō	vitriolīs
Accusative	vitriolum	vitriola
Ablative	vitriolō	vitriolīs
Vocative	vitriolum	vitriola

Descendants

• → Old French: vitriol
  • → English: vitriol
  • French: vitriol