LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

sandaraca1

sandaraca f (genitive sandaracae)

Meaning

  1. femininesandarac, realgar
  2. femininebeebread; sandarac (bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, stored in brood cells)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesandaracasandaracae
genitivesandaracaesandaracārum
dativesandaracaesandaracīs
accusativesandaracamsandaracās
ablativesandaracāsandaracīs
vocativesandaracasandaracae

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
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Sandaraca2
Sandaraca f sg (genitive Sandaracae)
Classical[sanˈda.ra.ka]Ecclesiastical[sanˈdaː.ra.ka]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularA coastal town of Bithynia situated near the river Oxines

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSandaraca—
genitiveSandaracae—
dativeSandaracae—
accusativeSandaracam—
ablativeSandaracā—
vocativeSandaraca—
locativeSandaracae—

Origins

From Ancient Greek Σανδαράκη (Sandarákē).

Quick answers

What does sandaraca mean in Latin?
sandaraca, a noun, means “sandarac, realgar; beebread; sandarac (bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions, stored in brood cells)”.
What is the genitive of sandaraca?
The genitive singular is sandaracae. sandaraca is feminine, first declension.