noun · neutersecond declension
alvārium
alvārium n (genitive alvāriī or alvārī)
Classical[aɫˈwaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[alˈvaː.ri.um]
Meaning
- A beehive.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | alvārium | alvāria |
| genitive | alvāriī alvārī | alvāriōrum |
| dative | alvāriō | alvāriīs |
| accusative | alvārium | alvāria |
| ablative | alvāriō | alvāriīs |
| vocative | alvārium | alvāria |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
alvārium or alveārium ī, n
a beehive: lento alvearia (quadrisyl.) vimine texta, V.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlósder. Proto-Italic *aulos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Proto-Italic *alwos? Latin alvus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium Latin alvārium From alvus (“belly; beehive”) + -ārium.