manganum
Latin
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| Mn | |
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmaŋ.ɡa.nũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmaŋ.ɡa.num]
Etymology 1
New Latin, altered from Medieval Latin magnesia.
Noun
manganum n (genitive manganī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | manganum | mangana |
| genitive | manganī | manganōrum |
| dative | manganō | manganīs |
| accusative | manganum | mangana |
| ablative | manganō | manganīs |
| vocative | manganum | mangana |
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon).
Noun
manganum n (genitive manganī); second declension
- siege engine
References
- "manganum", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- manganum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Manganum”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.