LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cadmī̆a

cadmī̆a f (genitive cadmī̆ae)
Classical[kadˈmiː.a]Ecclesiastical[kadˈmiː.a]

Meaning

  1. calamine, a pink form of zinc oxide formed as a byproduct during sublimation.
  2. figurativelydross, any furnace slag

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecadmī̆acadmī̆ae
cadmēae
genitivecadmī̆ae
cadmēae		cadmī̆ārum
cadmēārum
dativecadmī̆ae
cadmēae		cadmī̆īs
cadmēīs
accusativecadmī̆am
cadmēam		cadmī̆ās
cadmēās
ablativecadmī̆ācadmī̆īs
cadmēīs
vocativecadmī̆acadmī̆ae
cadmēae

cadmī^a (cadmē^a, Paul. ex Fest. p. 47, 10 Müll.), ae, f., = καδμεία or καδμία,
I. an ore of zinc, calamine, cadmia, Plin. 34, 1, 2, § 2; 34, 10, 22, § 100; Paul. ex Fest. l. l.; Isid. Orig. 16, 20, 2 and 11.—
II. The dross or slag formed in a furnace, Plin. 34, 10, 22. § 100 sq.; Isid. Orig. 16, 20, 12.

Origins

From Ancient Greek κᾰδμῐ́ᾱ (kădmĭ́ā), variant of Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kădmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Equivalent to Cadmus + -ia.

Descendants
  • Englishcadmia
  • Englishcalaminarisfrom Medieval Latin calamina
  • Englishlapis calaminarisfrom Medieval Latin calamina
  • Frenchcalaminefrom Medieval Latin calamina
  • Englishcalaminefrom Medieval Latin calamina

In English words that came into English from cadmī̆a

  • calaminecalamīna
  • cadmiacadmī̆a

Quick answers

What does cadmī̆a mean in Latin?
cadmī̆a, a noun, means “calamine, a pink form of zinc oxide formed as a byproduct during sublimation.; dross, any furnace slag”.
What is the genitive of cadmī̆a?
The genitive singular is cadmī̆ae. cadmī̆a is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cadmī̆a?
In classical Latin, [kadˈmiː.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kadˈmiː.a].