Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From sūcus +‎ -num.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sūcinum n (genitive sūcinī); second declension

  1. amber
    Synonyms: electrum, glaesum

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative sūcinum sūcina
genitive sūcinī sūcinōrum
dative sūcinō sūcinīs
accusative sūcinum sūcina
ablative sūcinō sūcinīs
vocative sūcinum sūcina
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Descendants

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  • English: succin-
  • Italian: succino

References

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  1. ^ Benjamin Hall Kennedy (1883) The Public School Latin Grammar §12.xxii, page 29

Further reading

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