toxicum

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek τοξικόν (toxikón, poison for arrows), from τοξικός (toxikós, pertaining to bows), from τόξον (tóxon, bow).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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toxicum n (genitive toxicī); second declension

  1. a poison used on the tips of arrows
  2. any poison
    Synonym: venēnum

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative toxicum toxica
Genitive toxicī toxicōrum
Dative toxicō toxicīs
Accusative toxicum toxica
Ablative toxicō toxicīs
Vocative toxicum toxica
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Descendants

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References

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  • toxicum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • toxicum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • toxicum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.