LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

hydrargyrus

hydrargyrus m (genitive hydrargyrī)
Classical[hyˈdrar.ɡy.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[iˈdrar.d͡ʒi.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculinequicksilver (artificially prepared), mercury

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehydrargyrushydrargyrī
genitivehydrargyrīhydrargyrōrum
dativehydrargyrōhydrargyrīs
accusativehydrargyrumhydrargyrōs
ablativehydrargyrōhydrargyrīs
vocativehydrargyrehydrargyrī

hydrargўrus, i, m., = ὑδράργυρος,
I. quicksilver artificially prepared, Plin. 33, 8, 41, § 123; 33, 3, 20, § 64.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greek ῠ̔́δωρ(hŭ́dōr)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵ-u-ros or *h₂érǵ-wr̥ ~h₂r̥ǵ-wén-s
  7. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ργῠρος(ắrgŭros)
  8. Latinhydrargyrus

Ancient Greek ὑδράργυρος (hudrárguros)bor. Latin hydrargyrus From the Ancient Greek ὑδράργυρος (hudrárguros, “quicksilver (artificially prepared from cinnabar-ore)”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + ἄργῠρος (árgŭros, “silver”).

Quick answers

What does hydrargyrus mean in Latin?
hydrargyrus, a noun, means “quicksilver (artificially prepared), mercury”.
What is the genitive of hydrargyrus?
The genitive singular is hydrargyrī. hydrargyrus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce hydrargyrus?
In classical Latin, [hyˈdrar.ɡy.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈdrar.d͡ʒi.rus].
Where does hydrargyrus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wed- → Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ → Proto-Hellenic *údōr → Ancient Greek ῠ̔́δωρ (hŭ́dōr) → Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂érǵ-u-ros or *h₂érǵ-wr̥ ~ h₂r̥ǵ-wén-s → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ργῠρος (ắrgŭros) → Latin hydrargyrus.