manganum

Latin

Chemical element
Mn
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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈman.ɡa.num/, [ˈmäŋɡänʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈman.ɡa.num/, [ˈmäŋɡänum]

Etymology 1

New Latin, altered from Medieval Latin magnesia.

Noun

manganum n (genitive manganī); second declension

1. manganese (chemical element 25)
2. mangonel (type of balista)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	manganum	mangana
genitive	manganī	manganōrum
dative	manganō	manganīs
accusative	manganum	mangana
ablative	manganō	manganīs
vocative	manganum	mangana

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon).

Noun

manganum n (genitive manganī); second declension

1. siege engine

References

• manganum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• manganum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.