sucinum

Latin

Alternative forms

• succinum

Etymology

From sūcus +‎ -num.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.ki.num/, [ˈs̠uːkɪnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.t͡ʃi.num/, [ˈsuːt͡ʃinum]

Noun

sūcinum n (genitive sūcinī); second declension

1. amber

   Synonyms: electrum, glaesum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	sūcinum	sūcina
genitive	sūcinī	sūcinōrum
dative	sūcinō	sūcinīs
accusative	sūcinum	sūcina
ablative	sūcinō	sūcinīs
vocative	sūcinum	sūcina

Related terms

• sūcinus (“amber”) (adj.)

Descendants

• English: succin-
• Italian: succino

Further reading

• “sucinum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “sucinum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sucinum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.