encaustum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”), from καίω (kaíō, “I burn”).

Pronunciation

Noun

encaustum n (genitive encaustī); second declension

  1. the purple-red ink used by the later Roman emperors
    Near-synonym: ātrāmentum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative encaustum encausta
genitive encaustī encaustōrum
dative encaustō encaustīs
accusative encaustum encausta
ablative encaustō encaustīs
vocative encaustum encausta

Descendants

Descendants

References

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