"aurum" meaning in Latin

See aurum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈau̯.rũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈaːu̯.rum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Rhoticization of Old Latin ausum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éws-o-m (or less likely *h₂é-h₂us-om) (“gold”), from *h₂ews- (“to dawn, become light, become red”). Cognate with Lithuanian áuksas, Old Lithuanian ausas, Old Prussian ausis, Tocharian A wäs, Tocharian B yasā. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:inh|itc-pro:*auzom<id:gold>|id=gold}}, {{inh|la|itc-ola|ausum}} Old Latin ausum, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*auzom}} Proto-Italic *auzom, {{der|la|ine-pro||*h₂éws-o-m}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂éws-o-m, {{m-g|gold}} “gold”, {{cog|lt|áuksas}} Lithuanian áuksas, {{cog|olt|ausas}} Old Lithuanian ausas, {{cog|prg|ausis}} Old Prussian ausis, {{cog|xto|wäs}} Tocharian A wäs, {{cog|txb|yasā}} Tocharian B yasā Head templates: {{la-noun|aurum<2>}} aurum n (genitive aurī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|aurum<2.sg>}} Forms: aurī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], aurum [nominative, singular], aurī [genitive, singular], aurō [dative, singular], aurum [accusative, singular], aurō [ablative, singular], aurum [singular, vocative], ausum [alternative, archaic], ōrum [alternative], [alternative]
  1. gold (as mineral or metal) Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-aurum-la-noun-FFIHnmpG Categories (other): Gold, Metals Disambiguation of Gold: 28 31 21 1 19 Disambiguation of Metals: 23 18 24 20 14
  2. gold (colour) Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-aurum-la-noun-8v051xBI Categories (other): Colors, Gold, Metals Disambiguation of Colors: 7 24 31 31 8 Disambiguation of Gold: 28 31 21 1 19 Disambiguation of Metals: 23 18 24 20 14
  3. any object made of gold, such as a gold coin or a gold ring Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-aurum-la-noun-TPm8sfC0 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms with variable monophthongization, Chemical elements, Colors, Gold, Metals Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 26 4 2 2 33 7 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 3 1 1 44 5 18 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 69 11 15 Disambiguation of Latin terms with variable monophthongization: 7 7 42 34 9 Disambiguation of Chemical elements: 6 6 72 8 9 Disambiguation of Colors: 7 24 31 31 8 Disambiguation of Gold: 28 31 21 1 19 Disambiguation of Metals: 23 18 24 20 14
  4. lustre Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-aurum-la-noun-4KUeK5h- Categories (other): Latin terms with variable monophthongization, Colors, Metals Disambiguation of Latin terms with variable monophthongization: 7 7 42 34 9 Disambiguation of Colors: 7 24 31 31 8 Disambiguation of Metals: 23 18 24 20 14
  5. a Golden Age Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-aurum-la-noun-ccAlvzaO Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Gold, Metals Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 26 4 2 2 33 7 26 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 8 8 16 17 50 Disambiguation of Gold: 28 31 21 1 19 Disambiguation of Metals: 23 18 24 20 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (the metal gold): chrȳsos
Disambiguation of 'the metal gold': 42 35 23 0 0 Derived forms: aurārius, aurea pellis, aurēscō, aureus, auricoctor, auricolor, auricomāns, auricomus, aurifer, aurifex, aurifluus, aurifodīna, aurifrigium, aurigāns, aurigena, auriger, aurilegulus, auripigmentum, aurivestrix, aurō, aurōclāvus, aurōsus, aurūgō, aurulentus Related terms: aura, aurāria, aurāta, aurātilis, aurātūra, aurātus, aureātus, Aurēlia, Aurēlius, aureolus, aurificīna, aurificium, aurūgineus, aurūginō, aurūginōsus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "txb",
        "2": "yasā"
      },
      "expansion": "Tocharian B yasā",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Rhoticization of Old Latin ausum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éws-o-m (or less likely *h₂é-h₂us-om) (“gold”), from *h₂ews- (“to dawn, become light, become red”). Cognate with Lithuanian áuksas, Old Lithuanian ausas, Old Prussian ausis, Tocharian A wäs, Tocharian B yasā.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "aurī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aurum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aurī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aurō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aurum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aurō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aurum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ausum",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ōrum",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "☉",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aurum<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "aurum n (genitive aurī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aurum<2.sg>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurāria"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurāta"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurātilis"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurātūra"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurātus"
    },
    {
      "word": "aureātus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Aurēlia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Aurēlius"
    },
    {
      "word": "aureolus"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurificīna"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurificium"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurūgineus"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurūginō"
    },
    {
      "word": "aurūginōsus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.138-139",
          "text": "Cui pharetrā ex aurō, crīnēs nōdantur in aurum,\naurea purpuream subnectit fībula vestem.\n[Dido appears,] with her gold quiver, her tresses knotted into a gold [clasp], [and] a gold buckle fastens her purple gown.\n(See also: aurea. Cf. 4.134: Dido’s horse likewise is ornamented “aurō”.)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gold (as mineral or metal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gold",
          "gold"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gold (colour)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any object made of gold, such as a gold coin or a gold ring"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ],
        [
          "coin",
          "coin"
        ],
        [
          "ring",
          "ring"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lustre"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lustre",
          "lustre"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a Golden Age"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Golden Age",
          "Golden Age"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈau̯.rũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaːu̯.rum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "the metal gold",
      "word": "chrȳsos"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aurum"
}

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