LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

aloxinum

aloxinum n (genitive aloxinī)
Classical[aˈɫɔk.sɪ.nũː]Ecclesiastical[aˈlɔk.si.num]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinneuterabsinthe, hydromel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealoxinumaloxina
genitivealoxinīaloxinōrum
dativealoxinōaloxinīs
accusativealoxinumaloxina
ablativealoxinōaloxinīs
vocativealoxinumaloxina

Origins

Unknown; possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλόη ὀξινης (alóē oxinēs, “bitter aloe”), or perhaps Arabic الْإِسْفِنْط (al-ʔisfinṭ, “vermouth, wormwood wine”). Alternatively borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *alahsinā (“wormwood”), if not the other way around.

Descendants
  • Frenchaluinefrom Old French aluisne
  • Occitanaluisnefrom Old French aluisne
  • Spanishalosnafrom Old Spanish alosna
  • Portugueselonsafrom Old Spanish alosna
  • Old Catalanalosa
  • Normanaliènefrom Old French aluisne
  • Picardaloinefrom Old French aluisne
  • Old Italianalósciafrom Old Spanish alosna
  • Galicianalosnafrom Old Spanish alosna
  • Proto-West Germanic*alahsinā

Quick answers

What does aloxinum mean in Latin?
aloxinum, a noun, means “absinthe, hydromel”.
What is the genitive of aloxinum?
The genitive singular is aloxinī. aloxinum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce aloxinum?
In classical Latin, [aˈɫɔk.sɪ.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈlɔk.si.num].