LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

chalcanthum

chalcanthum n (genitive chalcanthī)

Meaning

  1. neutercopperas (paste in water, for blackening leather)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechalcanthumchalcantha
genitivechalcanthīchalcanthōrum
dativechalcanthōchalcanthīs
accusativechalcanthumchalcantha
ablativechalcanthōchalcanthīs
vocativechalcanthumchalcantha

chalcanthum, i, n., = χάλκανθον [χαλκόσ-ἄνθος],
I. copperas-water; pure Lat. atramentum sutorium, Plin. 34, 12, 32, § 123.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek χαλκός(khalkós)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂endʰ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éndʰos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ántʰos
  5. Ancient Greek ἄνθος(ánthos)
  6. Latinchalcanthum

Ancient Greek χάλκανθον (khálkanthon)bor. Latin chalcanthum Borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλκανθον (khálkanthon).

Quick answers

What does chalcanthum mean in Latin?
chalcanthum, a noun, means “copperas (paste in water, for blackening leather)”.
What is the genitive of chalcanthum?
The genitive singular is chalcanthī. chalcanthum is neuter, second declension.
Where does chalcanthum come from?
Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós) → Proto-Indo-European *h₂endʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂éndʰos → Proto-Hellenic *ántʰos → Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos) → Latin chalcanthum.