LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

armārium

armārium n (genitive armāriī or armārī)
Classical[arˈmaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[arˈmaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. a cupboard, closet, chest, especially one in the sacristy of a church where vestments are kept
  2. a safe for food, clothing, or money

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearmāriumarmāria
genitivearmāriī
armārī		armāriōrum
dativearmāriōarmāriīs
accusativearmāriumarmāria
ablativearmāriōarmāriīs
vocativearmāriumarmāria

armārĭum, ii, n. arma,
I. a closet, chest, or safe, for food, clothing, money, etc.: armarium promptuarium, Cato, R. R. 11, 3: reclusit armarium, Plaut. Capt. 4, 4, 10; id. Men. 3, 3, 8; id. Ep. 2, 3, 3: cum esset in aedibus armarium, in quo sciret esse nummorum aliquantum et auri, Cic. Clu. 64; so id. Cael. 21, 52; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 12: repositus in arcis armariisque, Plin. 29, 5, 32, § 101; Dig. 33, 10, 3: armarium muricibus praefixum, the box, set with sharp spikes, in which Regulus was put to death, Gell. 6, 4 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂(e)rmos
  3. Latinarmārium

Proto-Italic *armosder. Latin arma Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium Latin armārium From arma (“weapons, tools”) + -ārium.

Elsewhere
  • Sardinianalmariu
  • Sardinianammariu
  • Sardinianarmagliu
  • Sardinianammarzu
  • Sardinianarmariu
  • Sardinianarmarzu
  • Englisharmarium
  • Italianarmario
  • Italianarmadio
  • Frencharmoirefrom Old French armaire
Old Occitan
  • Occitanarmari
  • Catalanarmarifrom Old Catalan armari
  • Catalanarmerfrom Old Catalan armari
Western Iberian
  • Portuguesearmeirofrom Old Galician-Portuguese armeyro
  • Spanisharmero
  • Mirandesealmairo
Eastern Romance
  • Romanianarmar
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianarmaio
  • Corsicanarmadiu
  • Corsicanarmariu
  • Dalmatianarmir
  • Dalmatianarmar
  • Istriotarmèr
  • Sicilianarmariu
  • Sicilianarmaru
Old Francoprovençal
  • Franco-Provençalarmoiri
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianarmèri
  • Emilianarmàri
  • Lombardarmari
  • Lombardarmèri
  • Lombardarnuaar
  • Lombardassmari
  • Piedmontesearmari
  • Romagnolarmeri
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianarmâr
  • Ladinarmer

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesArmariumArmarium (locus, ubi quarumcunque artium instrumenta ponuntur, Isidor. 15.5), a cupboard, set upright in the wall of a room, for food, clothes, books,…

Quick answers

What does armārium mean in Latin?
armārium, a noun, means “a cupboard, closet, chest, especially one in the sacristy of a church where vestments are kept; a safe for food, clothing, or money”.
What is the genitive of armārium?
The genitive singular is armāriī. armārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce armārium?
In classical Latin, [arˈmaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [arˈmaː.ri.um].
Where does armārium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos → Latin armārium.