"electrum" meaning in Latin

See electrum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [eːˈɫɛk.trũː] [Classical-Latin], [eˈlɛk.trum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:bor|grc:ἤλεκτρον<id:amber>|id=amber}}, {{bor|la|grc|ἤλεκτρον}} Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron) Head templates: {{la-noun|ēlectrum<2>}} ēlectrum n (genitive ēlectrī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ēlectrum<2>}} Forms: ēlectrum [canonical, neuter], ēlectrī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ēlectrum [nominative, singular], ēlectra [nominative, plural], ēlectrī [genitive, singular], ēlectrōrum [genitive, plural], ēlectrō [dative, singular], ēlectrīs [dative, plural], ēlectrum [accusative, singular], ēlectra [accusative, plural], ēlectrō [ablative, singular], ēlectrīs [ablative, plural], ēlectrum [singular, vocative], ēlectra [plural, vocative]
  1. amber Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-electrum-la-noun-sWAfaUud
  2. electrum (alloy of gold and silver) Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-electrum-la-noun-Yf9Kx9n0
  3. (New Latin, physics) electron Tags: New-Latin, declension-2
    Sense id: en-electrum-la-noun-iLHe6moY Categories (other): New Latin, Physics, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Gums and resins Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 5 13 82 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 20 27 54 Disambiguation of Gums and resins: 13 29 58 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ēlectrifer, ēlectrīnus, ēlectrus
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}

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