saccharon

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σάκχαρον (sákkharon), via Pali sakkharā from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar; grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”), same source as Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē, “pebble”)

Noun

saccharon n (genitive saccharī); second declension

1. a syrupy liquid that exudes from bamboo
2. a honey-like substance collected from reeds used to help ease stomach or bladder pains

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	saccharon	sacchara
genitive	saccharī	saccharōrum
dative	saccharō	saccharīs
accusative	saccharon	sacchara
ablative	saccharō	saccharīs
vocative	saccharon	sacchara

Derived terms

• saccharum

References

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