calamina
التعريفات والمعاني
== 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 ===
alcmania
== Latin ==
=== Etymology ===
From cadmia under influence from calamus, from Ancient Greek κᾰδμῐ́ᾱ (kădmĭ́ā), variant of Κᾰδμείᾱ (Kădmeíā), from Κάδμος (Kádmos, “Cadmus”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming related substances”). Equivalent to calamus + -īna.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ka.ɫaˈmiː.na]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ka.laˈmiː.na]
=== Noun ===
calamīna f (genitive calamīnae); first declension
(Medieval Latin, alchemy, chemistry) synonym of cadmia, calamine
==== Declension ====
First-declension noun.
==== Derived terms ====
calaminaris, lapis calaminaris
==== Descendants ====
English: calaminaris, lapis calaminaris
French: calamine
English: calamine
Italian: calamina
Spanish: calamina
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Medieval Latin calamina, q.v.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kalaˈmina/ [ka.laˈmi.na]
Rhymes: -ina
Syllabification: ca‧la‧mi‧na
=== Noun ===
calamina f (plural calaminas)
calamine
(South America) metal roof tile or shingle
=== Further reading ===
“calamina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
“calamina”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010