LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

auripīgmentum

auripīgmentum n (genitive auripīgmentī)
Classical[au̯.rɪ.pɪɡˈmɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[au̯.ri.piɡˈmɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. orpiment

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeauripīgmentumauripīgmenta
genitiveauripīgmentīauripīgmentōrum
dativeauripīgmentōauripīgmentīs
accusativeauripīgmentumauripīgmenta
ablativeauripīgmentōauripīgmentīs
vocativeauripīgmentumauripīgmenta

aurĭ-pigmentum, i, n. aurum,
I. orpiment; composed of arsenic, sulphur, and earth, of a brilliant yellow color, Vitr. 7, 7; Cels. 5, 5; Plin. 33, 4, 22, § 79.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-der. Proto-Italic *auzom Latin aurum Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pinéḱti Proto-Italic *pingō Latin pingō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin pīgmentum Latin auripīgmentum From aurum (“gold”) + pīgmentum (“pigment”).

Descendants
  • Catalanorpiment
  • Englishauripigmentfrom Middle English auripigment
  • Frenchorpimentfrom Old French orpiment
  • Englishorpimentfrom Old French orpiment
  • GermanAuripigment
  • Italianorpimento
  • Portugueseauripigmento
  • Romanianauripigment
  • Russianаурипигме́нт

In English words that came into English from auripīgmentum

  • orpimentauripīgmentum
  • orpineauripīgmentum

Quick answers

What does auripīgmentum mean in Latin?
auripīgmentum, a noun, means “orpiment”.
What is the genitive of auripīgmentum?
The genitive singular is auripīgmentī. auripīgmentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce auripīgmentum?
In classical Latin, [au̯.rɪ.pɪɡˈmɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯.ri.piɡˈmɛn.tum].