talcum

English

Etymology

From talc + -um, from Medieval Latin talcum, from Arabic طَلْق‎ (ṭalq).

Noun

talcum (countable and uncountable, plural talcums)

Powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use.

Related terms

talcum powder

Translations

powdered and perfumed talc for toilet use

Bulgarian: талк m (talk)
Danish: talkum n
Finnish: talkki (fi)
German: Talk (de) m
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Russian: тальк (ru) m (talʹk)
Spanish: talco (es) m

Verb

talcum (third-person singular simple present talcums, present participle talcuming, simple past and past participle talcumed)

(transitive) To perfume with talcum powder.

Latin

Etymology

From Arabic طَلْق‎ (ṭalq), from Persian ‎ (talk).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtal.kum/, [ˈt̪äɫ̪kʊ̃ˑ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtal.kum/, [ˈt̪älkum]

Noun

talcum n (genitive talcī); second declension

(Medieval Latin) talc; talcum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	talcum	talca
Genitive	talcī	talcōrum
Dative	talcō	talcīs
Accusative	talcum	talca
Ablative	talcō	talcīs
Vocative	talcum	talca

Descendants

English: talcum

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