encaustum

encaustum

Latin

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔγκαυστον (énkauston), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    encaustum n (genitive encaustī); second declension

    1. the purple-red ink used by the later Roman emperors
      Near-synonym: ātrāmentum

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative encaustum encausta
    genitive encaustī encaustōrum
    dative encaustō encaustīs
    accusative encaustum encausta
    ablative encaustō encaustīs
    vocative encaustum encausta

    Descendants

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    References

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