"encaustum" meaning in Latin

See encaustum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /enˈkau̯s.tum/ [Classical-Latin], [ɛŋˈkäu̯s̠t̪ʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /enˈkau̯s.tum/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [eŋˈkäu̯st̪um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”), from καίω (kaíō, “I burn”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|ἔγκαυστον}} Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston) Head templates: {{la-noun|encaustum<2>}} encaustum n (genitive encaustī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|encaustum<2>}} Forms: encaustī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], encaustum [nominative, singular], encausta [nominative, plural], encaustī [genitive, singular], encaustōrum [genitive, plural], encaustō [dative, singular], encaustīs [dative, plural], encaustum [accusative, singular], encausta [accusative, plural], encaustō [ablative, singular], encaustīs [ablative, plural], encaustum [singular, vocative], encausta [plural, vocative]
  1. the purple-red ink used by the later Roman emperors Tags: declension-2, neuter Related terms: encaustus
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