LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

alchēmīa

alchēmīa f (genitive alchēmīae)
Classical[aɫ.kʰeːˈmiː.a]Ecclesiastical[al.keˈmiː.a]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinalchemy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealchēmīaalchēmīae
alchīmiae, alchymiae
genitivealchēmīae
alchīmiae, alchymiae		alchēmīārum
alchīmiārum, alchymiārum
dativealchēmīae
alchīmiae, alchymiae		alchēmīīs
alchīmiīs, alchymiīs
accusativealchēmīam
alchīmiam, alchymiam		alchēmīās
alchīmiās, alchymiās
ablativealchēmīāalchēmīīs
alchīmiīs, alchymiīs
vocativealchēmīaalchēmīae
alchīmiae, alchymiae

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greek -μᾰ(-mă)
  3. Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ(khŭ́mă)
  4. Ancient Greek -ία(-ía)
  5. Latinalchēmīa

Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Latin alchēmīa Borrowed from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā).

Descendants
  • Catalanalquímia
  • Italianalchimia
  • GermanAlchemiefrom Middle High German alchemie
  • Spanishalquimia
  • Bulgarianалхимия
  • Esperantoalkemio
  • Old Frenchalkimie

In English words that came into English from alchēmīa

  • chemistryalchimista
  • chemistchimista
  • alchemistalchemista

Quick answers

What does alchēmīa mean in Latin?
alchēmīa, a noun, means “alchemy”.
What is the genitive of alchēmīa?
The genitive singular is alchēmīae. alchēmīa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce alchēmīa?
In classical Latin, [aɫ.kʰeːˈmiː.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [al.keˈmiː.a].
Where does alchēmīa come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- → Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) → Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) → Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) → Latin alchēmīa.
Which English words come from alchēmīa?
English words that go back to Latin alchēmīa include chemistry, chemist and alchemist.