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chalcanthum
chalcanthum
Latin
Noun
chalcanthum n (genitive chalcanthī); second declension
- copperas (paste in water, for blackening leather)
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chalcanthum | chalcantha |
| genitive | chalcanthī | chalcanthōrum |
| dative | chalcanthō | chalcanthīs |
| accusative | chalcanthum | chalcantha |
| ablative | chalcanthō | chalcanthīs |
| vocative | chalcanthum | chalcantha |
Synonyms
- atramentum sutorium
References
- chalcanthum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “chalcanthum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.