saccharon
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σάκχαρον (sákkharon), via Pali from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally "grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”), same source as Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē, “pebble”)[1]
Noun
saccharon n (genitive saccharī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension, Greek type.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | saccharon | sacchara |
| genitive | saccharī | saccharōrum |
| dative | saccharō | saccharīs |
| accusative | saccharon | sacchara |
| ablative | saccharō | saccharīs |
| vocative | saccharon | sacchara |
References
- saccharon in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- saccharon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- ↑ Barnette, Ladyfingers and Nun's Tummies
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