LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

aerūca

aerūca f (genitive aerūcae)

Meaning

  1. verdigris, patina

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaerūcaaerūcae
genitiveaerūcaeaerūcārum
dativeaerūcaeaerūcīs
accusativeaerūcamaerūcās
ablativeaerūcāaerūcīs
vocativeaerūcaaerūcae

aerūca, ae, f. aes,
I. a kind of verdigris, Vitr. 7, 12.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éyos
  3. Proto-Italic*ajos
  4. Proto-Italic*aos
  5. Latinaerūca

Latin -ūca Latin aerūca From aes (“copper”) + -ūca.

Quick answers

What does aerūca mean in Latin?
aerūca, a noun, means “verdigris, patina”.
What is the genitive of aerūca?
The genitive singular is aerūcae. aerūca is feminine, first declension.
Where does aerūca come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éyos → Proto-Italic *ajos → Proto-Italic *aos → Latin aerūca.