arrenicum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρρενικόν (arrhenikón). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /arˈre.ni.kum/, [ärˈrɛnɪkʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈre.ni.kum/, [ärˈrɛːnikum]

Noun

arrenicum n (genitive arrenicī); second declension

1. alternative form of arsenicum (“arsenic”) (chemical element)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	arrenicum	arrenica
genitive	arrenicī	arrenicōrum
dative	arrenicō	arrenicīs
accusative	arrenicum	arrenica
ablative	arrenicō	arrenicīs
vocative	arrenicum	arrenica

Further reading

• “arrenicum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• arrenicum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.