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Translingual[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
At least in sense [2], this is a cross for the root crux in 'crucible', which is sometimes written ⟨πble⟩.
Symbol[edit]
π
- (alchemy, archaic) vinegar, acid. Usually combined with other symbols, e.g. ⟨ππ⟩ or ⟨ππ⟩ nitrous/nitric acid, ⟨ππ⟩ 'marine' (hydrochloric?) acid, ⟨ππΏ⟩ tartaric acid, ⟨ππ⟩ boric acid, ⟨ππ⟩ vitriolic (sulfuric) acid, ⟨πf ⟩ formic acid, etc.
- Cf. Synonym: π for distilled vinegar
- (alchemy, archaic) crucible, crucibulum. (A cross for crux.)
- (astrology, rare) vertex
- Synonym: Vx
Derived terms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
π n (genitive πtΔ«); second declension
- (alchemy) Alternative spelling of acetum (βvinegarβ)
- 1701, Johann Christoph Sommerhoff, Lexicon pharmaceutico-chymicum latino-germanicum & germanico-latinum [Pharmaceutico-Chemical Lexicon, Latin-German and German-Latin], page 22:
- Apomeli eΕΏt Oxymel, ΕΏeu Decoctum ex πto & melle factum.
- Apomeli is oxymel, or a drink made from vinegar and honey.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | π | πta |
Genitive | πtΔ« | πtΕrum |
Dative | πtΕ | πtΔ«s |
Accusative | πtum | πta |
Ablative | πtΕ | πtΔ«s |
Vocative | πtum | πta |
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