dioxydum carbonicum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /diˈok.sy.dum karˈbo.ni.kum/, [d̪iˈɔks̠ʏd̪ʊ̃ˑ kärˈbɔnɪkʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈok.si.dum karˈbo.ni.kum/, [d̪iˈɔksid̪um kärˈbɔːnikum]

Noun

dioxydum carbōnicum n (genitive dioxydī carbōnicī); second declension

1. (New Latin, chemistry) carbon dioxide
   • 2015, Pope Franciscus, “Laudato si’. [1], Litterae Encyclicae, Vatican:

     Contaminatio quam dioxydum carbonicum facit oceanorum aciditatem auget atque seriem laedit alimentariam marinam.

     Pollution generates so much carbon dioxide that it increases the acidity of the oceans and damages the marine food chain.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter) with a second-declension adjective.

	singular	plural
nominative	dioxydum carbōnicum	dioxyda carbōnica
genitive	dioxydī carbōnicī	dioxydōrum carbōnicōrum
dative	dioxydō carbōnicō	dioxydīs carbōnicīs
accusative	dioxydum carbōnicum	dioxyda carbōnica
ablative	dioxydō carbōnicō	dioxydīs carbōnicīs
vocative	dioxydum carbōnicum	dioxyda carbōnica