cancamum

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάγκαμον (kánkamon).

Pronunciation

Noun

cancamum n (genitive cancamī); second declension

  1. an Arabian gum used for incense

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative cancamum cancama
genitive cancamī cancamōrum
dative cancamō cancamīs
accusative cancamum cancama
ablative cancamō cancamīs
vocative cancamum cancama

References

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