LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

abecedārium

abecedārium n (genitive abecedāriī or abecedārī)
Classical[a.bɛ.kɛˈdaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[a.be.t͡ʃeˈdaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. alphabet, ABCs
  2. accusativesingularaccusative singular of abecedārium
  3. singularvocativevocative singular of abecedārium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeabecedāriumabecedāria
genitiveabecedāriī
abecedārī		abecedāriōrum
dativeabecedāriōabecedāriīs
accusativeabecedāriumabecedāria
ablativeabecedāriōabecedāriīs
vocativeabecedāriumabecedāria

Origins

Latin bē Latin cē Latin dē blend Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin abecedārius Latin abecedarium Substantive from abecedārius (“alphabetical”).

Descendants
  • Englishabecedary
  • Frenchabécédaire
  • Italianabbecedario
  • Portugueseabecedário
  • Romanianabecedar
  • Spanishabecedario
  • Irishaibítirfrom Old Irish apgitir
  • Welshegwyddor
  • Welshgwyddor

In English words that came into English from abecedārium

  • abecedaryabecedārium
  • abecedariumabecedārium

Quick answers

What does abecedārium mean in Latin?
abecedārium, a noun, means “alphabet, ABCs; accusative singular of abecedārium; vocative singular of abecedārium”.
What is the genitive of abecedārium?
The genitive singular is abecedāriī. abecedārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce abecedārium?
In classical Latin, [a.bɛ.kɛˈdaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.be.t͡ʃeˈdaː.ri.um].