aurum

aur-um lat. Gold

Rhoticization of Old Latin ausum, from Proto-Italic *auzom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂é-h₂us-óm (“gold”), from *h₂ews- (“to dawn, become light, become red”). Cognate with Lithuanian áuksas, Old Lithuanian ausas, Old Prussian ausis, Tocharian Awäs, Tocharian B yasā.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.rum/, [ˈäu̯rʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯.rum/, [ˈäːu̯rum]

Noun

aurum n (genitive aurī); second declension

1. gold (as mineral or metal)
2. gold (colour)
3. any object made of gold, such as a gold coin or a gold ring
4. lustre
5. a Golden Age

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	aurum
Genitive	aurī
Dative	aurō
Accusative	aurum
Ablative	aurō
Vocative	aurum