adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
abecedārius1
abecedārius (feminine abecedāria, neuter abecedārium)
Classical[a.bɛ.kɛˈdaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.be.t͡ʃeˈdaː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to the alphabet—alphabetical, alphabetic.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | abecedārius | abecedāria | abecedārium |
| genitive | abecedāriī | abecedāriae | abecedāriī |
| dative | abecedāriō | abecedāriae | abecedāriō |
| accusative | abecedārium | abecedāriam | abecedārium |
| ablative | abecedāriō | abecedāriā | abecedāriō |
| vocative | abecedārie | abecedāria | abecedārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | abecedāriī | abecedāriae | abecedāria |
| genitive | abecedāriōrum | abecedāriārum | abecedāriōrum |
| dative | abecedāriīs | abecedāriīs | abecedāriīs |
| accusative | abecedāriōs | abecedāriās | abecedāria |
| ablative | abecedāriīs | abecedāriīs | abecedāriīs |
| vocative | abecedāriī | abecedāriae | abecedāria |
ăbĕcĕdārĭus, a, um a, b, c, d,
I. belonging to the alphabet, alphabetical (late Lat.).
I. Adj.:
psalmi, Aug. Retract. 1, 20. —II. Subst.
A. ăbĕcĕdāĭus, ĭi, m., one who learns the a, b, c (eccl. Lat.). —
B. ăbĕcĕdārĭa, ae, f., elementary instruction, Fulg. Myth. 3, 10. —
C. ăbĕ-cĕdārĭum, ĭi, n., a, b, c, the alphabet (eccl. Lat.).
Origins
Latin bē Latin cē Latin dē blend Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin abecedarius From the first four letters of Latin alphabet: ā + bē + cē + dē; + -ārius.
Elsewhere
- Englishabecedarius
- Italianabbecedario
- Frenchabécédaire
- Portugueseabecedário
- Romanianabecedar
- Spanishabecedario
- Sicilianabbizidaru
- Sicilianabbicidaru
Padanian
- Romagnolabezedêri
In English words that came into English from abecedārius
- abecedaryabecedārium
- abecedarianabecedārius
- abecedariumabecedārium
- abecedariusabecedārius