noun · neutersecond declension
altārium
altārium n (genitive altāriī or altārī)
Meaning
- altar
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | altārium | altāria |
| genitive | altāriī altārī | altāriōrum |
| dative | altāriō | altāriīs |
| accusative | altārium | altāria |
| ablative | altāriō | altāriīs |
| vocative | altārium | altāria |
altārĭum, ii, n., v. altaria
I. init.
Origins
Found in post-Classical and later Latin, as a singular of the Classical altāria, the plural of altāre (which was mostly used as the plural). Ultimately a derivative of altus (“fed”), given the notion that altars were where sacrificial fires were "fed" by offerings. See also other forms altar and altāre.
Descendants
- Portugueseouteiro
- Romanianaltar
- Spanishotero
- Albanianilter
- Dalmatianaltur
- Galicianouteiro
- Istro-Romanianaltår
- Megleno-Romanianaltar
- Sicilianauteri
- SicilianAuteri