LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

plumbāgō

plumbāgō f (genitive plumbāginis)
Classical[pɫʊmˈbaː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[plumˈbaː.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. graphite
  2. the color of graphite
  3. leadwort

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeplumbāgōplumbāginēs
genitiveplumbāginisplumbāginum
dativeplumbāginīplumbāginibus
accusativeplumbāginemplumbāginēs
ablativeplumbāgineplumbāginibus
vocativeplumbāgōplumbāginēs

plumbāgo, ĭnis, f. plumbum.
I. A species of lead ore, black-lead, plumbago, also called molybdaena, Plin. 34, 18, 50, § 168.—
B. Transf., a leaden color in gems, Plin. 37, 5, 18, § 68.—
II. A plant, also called molybdaena, leadwort, fleawort, Plin. 25, 13, 97, § 155.

Origins

plumbum (“lead”) + -āgō. The plant name is likely a calque of Ancient Greek μολύβδαινα (molúbdaina).

Descendants
  • Englishplumbago
  • Frenchplombagine
  • Frenchplumbago
  • Italianpiombaggine
  • Spanishplumbagina
  • Spanishplumbagíneo

In English words that came into English from plumbāgō

  • plumbagoplumbāgō

Quick answers

What does plumbāgō mean in Latin?
plumbāgō, a noun, means “graphite; the color of graphite; leadwort”.
What is the genitive of plumbāgō?
The genitive singular is plumbāginis. plumbāgō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce plumbāgō?
In classical Latin, [pɫʊmˈbaː.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [plumˈbaː.ɡo].