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Webster 1913 Edition


Aurum


Au′rum

,
Noun.
[L.]
Gold.
Aurum fulminans
([GREEK]).
See
Fulminate
.
Aurum mosaicum
([GREEK]).
See
Mosaic
.

Definition 2024


Aurum

Aurum

See also: aurum

English

Proper noun

Aurum

  1. a sweet Italian liqueur, having a golden yellow colour, manufactured from brandy, oranges and saffron

aurum

aurum

See also: Aurum

English

Noun

aurum (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) gold, used in the names of various substances (see Derived terms)

Derived terms

  • aurum fulminans
  • aurum mosacium
  • aurum musivum

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-o- (glow). Cognate with Lithuanian áuksas, Old Lithuanian ausas, Old Prussian ausis, Tocharian A wäs, Tocharian B yasā.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

aurum n (genitive aurī); second declension

  1. gold (as mineral or metal)
  2. gold (colour)
  3. any object made of gold, such as a gold coin or a gold ring
  4. lustre
  5. a Golden Age

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative aurum aura
genitive aurī aurōrum
dative aurō aurīs
accusative aurum aura
ablative aurō aurīs
vocative aurum aura

Synonyms

Derived terms

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Descendants

References

  1. page 115

Malay

Chemical element
Au Previous: platinum (Pt)
Next: perak cergas (Hg)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowing from English aurum, from Latin aurum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aurom], [aurəm], [ɔrəm]
  • Rhymes: -urom, -rom, -om

Noun

aurum (Jawi spelling اءوروم)

  1. gold (element)

Synonyms