ammoniacum
English
Etymology
From Middle English armoniacum, from Latin ammōniacum, armōniacum.
Noun
ammoniacum (uncountable)
- A gum-resin exuded from the several perennial herbs in the genus Ferula of the umbel family (Apiaceae).
- Synonym: gum ammoniac
Translations
a resin
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμμωνιακόν (ammōniakón) and neuter of ammōniacus from Ammōn.
Noun
ammōniacum n (genitive ammōniacī); second declension
- gum ammoniac
- (Medieval Latin) ammonia (in water)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ammōniacum | ammōniaca |
| genitive | ammōniacī | ammōniacōrum |
| dative | ammōniacō | ammōniacīs |
| accusative | ammōniacum | ammōniaca |
| ablative | ammōniacō | ammōniacīs |
| vocative | ammōniacum | ammōniaca |