auricoctor

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Latin

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Etymology

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From aurum (gold) +‎ coctor (cook).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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auricoctor m (genitive auricoctōris); third declension

  1. He who melts or refines gold; smelter, melter or refiner of gold.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative auricoctor auricoctōrēs
Genitive auricoctōris auricoctōrum
Dative auricoctōrī auricoctōribus
Accusative auricoctōrem auricoctōrēs
Ablative auricoctōre auricoctōribus
Vocative auricoctor auricoctōrēs
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References

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  • auricoctor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • auricoctor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.