What does encaustum mean in Latin?

encaustum, a noun, means “the purple-red ink used by the later Roman emperors”.

What is the genitive of encaustum?

The genitive singular is encaustī. encaustum is neuter, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ɛŋˈkau̯s.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eŋˈkau̯s.tum].

noun · neutersecond declension

encaustum n (genitive encaustī)

Classical[ɛŋˈkau̯s.tũː]Ecclesiastical[eŋˈkau̯s.tum]

neuterthe purple-red ink used by the later Roman emperors
Near-synonym: ātrāmentum

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).

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