LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

apiārium

apiārium n (genitive apiāriī or apiārī)
Classical[a.piˈaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[a.piˈaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. apiary, the area reserved for beekeeping purposes (contrasted with the hive itself alveāre or alveārium)
    c. 125 CE — c. 180 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 2.20.8

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapiāriumapiāria
genitiveapiāriī
apiārī		apiāriōrum
dativeapiāriōapiāriīs
accusativeapiāriumapiāria
ablativeapiāriōapiāriīs
vocativeapiāriumapiāria

Origins

From apis + -ārium.

Borrowings
  • Catalanapiari
  • Englishapiary
  • Frenchapier
  • Italianapiario
  • Portugueseapiário
  • Spanishapiario
  • Galicianapiario
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianabialzu
Italo-Romance
  • Italianapiaio
  • Sicilianaparu

In English words that came into English from apiārium

  • apiaryapiārium
  • apiarianapiārium

Quick answers

What does apiārium mean in Latin?
apiārium, a noun, means “apiary, the area reserved for beekeeping purposes (contrasted with the hive itself alveāre or alveārium)”.
What is the genitive of apiārium?
The genitive singular is apiāriī. apiārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce apiārium?
In classical Latin, [a.piˈaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.piˈaː.ri.um].