arrenicum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρρενικόν (arrhenikón). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

Noun

arrenicum n (genitive arrenicī); second declension

  1. alternative form of arsenicum (arsenic) (chemical element)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative arrenicum arrenica
genitive arrenicī arrenicōrum
dative arrenicō arrenicīs
accusative arrenicum arrenica
ablative arrenicō arrenicīs
vocative arrenicum arrenica

Further reading

  • arrenicum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • arrenicum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.