vitriolum

Latin

Alternative forms

• vitreolum
• 🜖 (alchemy)

Etymology

From vitrum (“glass”) +‎ -olum (diminutive suffix).

Noun

vitriolum n (genitive vitriolī); second declension (Medieval Latin)

1. vitriol

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	vitriolum	vitriola
genitive	vitriolī	vitriolōrum
dative	vitriolō	vitriolīs
accusative	vitriolum	vitriola
ablative	vitriolō	vitriolīs
vocative	vitriolum	vitriola

Descendants

• → Old French: vitriol
  • → English: vitriol
  • French: vitriol