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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin calamina, q.v.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.laˈmi.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: ca‧la‧mì‧na
Noun
calamina f (plural calamine)
- calamine
References
- calamina in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- calamina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From cadmia under influence from calamus, from Ancient Greek κᾰδμῐ́ᾱ (kadmíā), variant of Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kadmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Equivalent to calamus + -īna.
Pronunciation
Noun
calamīna f (genitive calamīnae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin, alchemy, chemistry) Synonym of cadmia, calamine
Declension
First-declension noun.
Derived terms
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin calamina, q.v.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalaˈmina/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: ca‧la‧mi‧na
Noun
calamina f (plural calaminas)
- calamine
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