noun · femininefirst declension
sandaraca1
sandaraca f (genitive sandaracae)
Meaning
- femininesandarac, realgar
- femininebeebread; sandarac (bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, stored in brood cells)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sandaraca | sandaracae |
| genitive | sandaracae | sandaracārum |
| dative | sandaracae | sandaracīs |
| accusative | sandaracam | sandaracās |
| ablative | sandaracā | sandaracīs |
| vocative | sandaraca | sandaracae |
sandărăca (sandĕrăca and san-dărăcha), ae, f., = σανδαράκη (σανδαράχη).
I. Sandarach, a red coloring matter, Plin. 34, 18, 56, § 178; 35, 6, 22, § 39; Vitr. 7, 12; 12, 8, 3; Paul. ex Fest. p. 324 Müll.—
II. Bee-bread, also called cerinthus and erithace. Plin. 11, 7, 7, § 17.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σανδαράκη (sandarákē).
Descendants
- Catalansandàraca
- Englishsandarac
- Frenchsandaraque
- GermanSandarak
- Italiansandaraca
- Portuguesesandaraca
- Spanishsandáraca
In English words that came into English from sandaraca
- sandaracsandaraca