stagnum

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *stag- (“to seep drip”), source of Ancient Greek στάζω (stázō, “to drip”). Conversely, possibly related to Ancient Greek τέναγος (ténagos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈstaɡ.num/, [ˈstaŋ.nũ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsta.ɲum/, [ˈstaɲ.ɲum]

Noun

stagnum n (genitive stagnī); second declension

pond, swamp, fen; any piece of standing water
(poetic) waters
(poetic) any pool or lake in general
Stagnum ignis.
A lake of fire.
Alternative form of stannum

Usage notes

Although often mentioned in dictionaries, the use of the spelling stagnum as a form of stannum (“tin”) is unattested in Classical or Late Latin. It is perhaps a later Italianate respelling of that word.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stagnum	stagna
genitive	stagnī	stagnōrum
dative	stagnō	stagnīs
accusative	stagnum	stagna
ablative	stagnō	stagnīs
vocative	stagnum	stagna

Coordinate terms

lacus, palūs

Derived terms

stagni incola (an inhabitant of lakes; a frog)

Descendants

Catalan: estany
French: étang
Italian: stagno
Occitan: estanh

References

stagnum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
stagnum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
stagnum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
stagnum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
- running water: aqua viva, profluens (opp. stagnum)

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