LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

bēstiārium

bēstiārium n (genitive bēstiāriī or bēstiārī)
Classical[beːs.tiˈaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[bes.tiˈaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinbestiary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebēstiāriumbēstiāria
genitivebēstiāriī
bēstiārī		bēstiāriōrum
dativebēstiāriōbēstiāriīs
accusativebēstiāriumbēstiāria
ablativebēstiāriōbēstiāriīs
vocativebēstiāriumbēstiāria

Origins

From bēstiārium, neuter form of bēstiārius (“pertaining to wild beasts”).

Descendants
  • Catalanbestiari
  • Englishbestiary
  • Frenchbestiaire
  • GermanBestiarium
  • Italianbestiario
  • Portuguesebestiário
  • Romanianbestiar
  • Spanishbestiario

In English words that came into English from bēstiārium

  • bestiarybēstiārium

Quick answers

What does bēstiārium mean in Latin?
bēstiārium, a noun, means “bestiary”.
What is the genitive of bēstiārium?
The genitive singular is bēstiāriī. bēstiārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce bēstiārium?
In classical Latin, [beːs.tiˈaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bes.tiˈaː.ri.um].