noun · neutersecond declension
smaltum
smaltum n (genitive smaltī)
Meaning
- EarlyMedieval Latinneuterenamel
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | smaltum | smalta |
| genitive | smaltī | smaltōrum |
| dative | smaltō | smaltīs |
| accusative | smaltum | smalta |
| ablative | smaltō | smaltīs |
| vocative | smaltum | smalta |
Origins
Borrowed from Frankish *smalt and/or *smaltī (“enamel, metallic alloy”). Documented from the year 913.
Descendants
- Franco-Provençalémâlyo
- Franco-Provençalémâlya
- Old Frenchesmal
- Old Occitanesmalt
In English words that came into English from smaltum
- enamelsmaltum
- smaltsmaltum