cancamum

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάγκαμον (kánkamon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkan.ka.mum/, [ˈkäŋkämʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkan.ka.mum/, [ˈkäŋkämum]

Noun

cancamum n (genitive cancamī); second declension

1. an Arabian gum used for incense

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cancamum	cancama
Genitive	cancamī	cancamōrum
Dative	cancamō	cancamīs
Accusative	cancamum	cancama
Ablative	cancamō	cancamīs
Vocative	cancamum	cancama

References

• “cancamum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cancamum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.