saccharon

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σάκχαρον (sákkharon), via Pali sakkharā from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar; grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”), same source as Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē, “pebble”)[1]

Noun

saccharon n (genitive saccharī); second declension

  1. a syrupy liquid that exudes from bamboo
  2. a honey-like substance collected from reeds used to help ease stomach or bladder pains

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative saccharon sacchara
Genitive saccharī saccharōrum
Dative saccharō saccharīs
Accusative saccharon sacchara
Ablative saccharō saccharīs
Vocative saccharon sacchara

Derived terms

References
  • “saccharon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • saccharon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  1. Barnette, Ladyfingers and Nun's Tummies
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