realgar
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Realgar
realgar
English
Alternative forms
- rosaker
- resalgar, resegall, resegallum (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English realgar, from Medieval Latin realgar, resalgar, from Arabic رَهْج اَلْغَار (rahj al-ḡār, literally “cave dust”).
Pronunciation
Noun
realgar (usually uncountable, plural realgars)
- (mineralogy) A mineral, arsenic sulfide (AsS), often associated with orpiment and stibnite in lead, silver and gold ores.
Derived terms
Translations
mineral
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See also
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Realgar”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “realgar”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
Latin
Etymology
From Arabic رَهْج اَلْغَار (rahj al-ḡār, literally “cave dust”).
Noun
realgar n (genitive realgāris); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | realgar | realgāria |
| genitive | realgāris | realgārium |
| dative | realgārī | realgāribus |
| accusative | realgar | realgāria |
| ablative | realgārī | realgāribus |
| vocative | realgar | realgāria |
References
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “realgar”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin realgar, from Arabic رَهْج اَلْغَار (rahj al-ḡār).
Pronunciation
Noun
realgar m inan
Declension
Declension of realgar
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | realgar | realgary |
| genitive | realgaru | realgarów |
| dative | realgarowi | realgarom |
| accusative | realgar | realgary |
| instrumental | realgarem | realgarami |
| locative | realgarze | realgarach |
| vocative | realgarze | realgary |
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
realgar n (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | realgar | realgarul |
| genitive-dative | realgar | realgarului |
| vocative | realgarule | |