santerna

Latin

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from Etruscan 𐌆𐌀𐌌𐌈𐌉𐌂 (zamθic, “golden”). See basterna, lacerna, vīburnum and similar words, suspected to be of such an origin.

Noun

santerna f (genitive santernae); first declension

1. (mineralogy) borax, chrysocolla

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	santerna	santernae
genitive	santernae	santernārum
dative	santernae	santernīs
accusative	santernam	santernās
ablative	santernā	santernīs
vocative	santerna	santernae

References

• “santerna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press