manganum

== Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmaŋ.ɡa.nũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmaŋ.ɡa.num] === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon). ==== Noun ==== manganum n (genitive manganī); second declension siege engine, mangonel (type of ballista) ===== Declension ===== Second-declension noun (neuter). ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === New Latin, altered from Medieval Latin magnesia. ==== Noun ==== manganum n (genitive manganī); second declension manganese (chemical element 25) ===== Declension ===== Second-declension noun (neuter). === References === "manganum", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, 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. James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Manganum”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.