LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

naphtha

naphtha f (genitive naphthae)
Classical[ˈnapʰ.tʰa]Ecclesiastical[ˈnaf.ta]

Meaning

  1. femininenaphtha

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenaphthanaphthae
genitivenaphthaenaphthārum
dativenaphthaenaphthīs
accusativenaphthamnaphthās
ablativenaphthānaphthīs
vocativenaphthanaphthae

naphtha (napthas, Sall. ap. Prob. Cathol. 1465 P.), ae, f., = ἡ νάφθα (collat. form of ὁ νάφθας),
I. naphtha: similis (maithae) est natura naphthae: ita appellatur circa Babyloniam et in Astacenis Parthiae profluens bituminis liquidi modo, Plin. 2, 105, 109, § 235; id. 24, 17, 101, § 158; 35, 15, 51, § 179; Amm. 23, 6, 38 (called oleum incendiarium, Veg. Mil. 4, 8 and 18; and: oleum vivum, Grat. Cyn. 434).

Origins

From Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha).

Elsewhere
  • Catalannafta
  • Englishnaphtha
  • Frenchnaphte
  • GermanNaphtha
  • Italiannafta
  • Portuguesenafta
  • Spanishnafta
  • Albaniannaftë
  • Belarusianнафта
  • Bulgarianнафта
Serbo-Croatian
  • Cyrillic scriptна̏фта
  • Latin scriptnȁfta

In English words that came into English from naphtha

  • naphthanaphtha

Quick answers

What does naphtha mean in Latin?
naphtha, a noun, means “naphtha”.
What is the genitive of naphtha?
The genitive singular is naphthae. naphtha is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce naphtha?
In classical Latin, [ˈnapʰ.tʰa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnaf.ta].