noun · femininethird declension
pompholyx
pompholyx f (genitive pompholygis)
Classical[ˈpɔm.pʰɔ.lyks]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔm.fo.liks]
Meaning
- feminineA substance deposited from the smoke of smelting furnaces
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pompholyx | pompholygēs |
| genitive | pompholygis | pompholygum |
| dative | pompholygī | pompholygibus |
| accusative | pompholygem | pompholygēs |
| ablative | pompholyge | pompholygibus |
| vocative | pompholyx | pompholygēs |
pomphŏlyx, ўgis, f., = πομφόλυξ,
I. a substance deposited from the smoke of smelting-furnaces, pompholyx, Plin. 34, 13, 33, § 128.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πομφόλυξ (pomphólux).
In English words that came into English from pompholyx
- pompholyxpompholyx