LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

breviārium

breviārium n (genitive breviāriī or breviārī)
Classical[brɛ.wiˈaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[bre.viˈaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. brief; report (short piece of writing)
  2. summary; abstract; overview
    Eutropii Breviarium Historiae RomanaeEutropius' Summary of Roman History
  3. literaryepitome; abridgment
  4. EcclesiasticalLatinbreviary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebreviāriumbreviāria
genitivebreviāriī
breviārī		breviāriōrum
dativebreviāriōbreviāriīs
accusativebreviāriumbreviāria
ablativebreviāriōbreviāriīs
vocativebreviāriumbreviāria

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mreǵʰ-
  2. Latinbreviārium

Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevis Latin -ārium Latin breviārium From brevis (“short”) + -ārium.

Descendants
  • Englishbrevierfrom Middle French *brevier
  • Frenchbrimborionfrom Middle French borbotorion
  • Englishbrimborionfrom Middle French borbotorion
  • GermanBrimboriumfrom Middle French borbotorion
  • Englishbreviary
  • Italianbreviario
  • Frenchbréviairefrom Middle French breviaire
  • Romanianbreviarfrom Middle French breviaire
  • GermanBrevierfrom Middle High German breviere
  • Portuguesebreviário

In English words that came into English from breviārium

  • breviarybreviārium
  • brevierbreviārium
  • brimborionbreviārium

Quick answers

What does breviārium mean in Latin?
breviārium, a noun, means “brief; report (short piece of writing)”.
What is the genitive of breviārium?
The genitive singular is breviāriī. breviārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce breviārium?
In classical Latin, [brɛ.wiˈaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bre.viˈaː.ri.um].
Where does breviārium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- → Latin breviārium.
Which English words come from breviārium?
English words that go back to Latin breviārium include breviary, brevier and brimborion.