LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

cellārium

cellārium n (genitive cellāriī or cellārī)
Classical[kɛlˈlaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃelˈlaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinstoreroom, larder, cellar, pantry

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecellāriumcellāria
genitivecellāriī
cellārī		cellāriōrum
dativecellāriōcellāriīs
accusativecellāriumcellāria
ablativecellāriōcellāriīs
vocativecellāriumcellāria

cellārĭum, ii, n. cellarius (post-class. access. form to cella),
I. a receptacle for food, a pantry, Dig. 32, 41, 1; Cael. Aur. Acut. 1, 11, 93; 3, 21, 204.—
II. Meton., food, provisions, Cod. Th. 1, 10, 3.

Origins

From cella (“closet, hut, granary”) + -ārium (re-substantivation), via *cellārius (“relating to closets, huts, granaries”).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanceller
  • Occitancelièr
  • Frenchcellierfrom Old French celier
  • Italiancellierefrom Old French celier
  • Englishcellarfrom Old French celier
  • Normanch'lyifrom Old French celier
Borrowings
  • Englishcellarium
  • Italiancellario
  • Spanishcelario
  • Spanishcellario
  • Albanianqilar
  • Koine Greekκελλάριον
  • Proto-West Germanic*kellārī
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseceleirofrom Old Galician-Portuguese celeyro
  • Spanishcillero
  • Galicianceleirofrom Old Galician-Portuguese celeyro
  • Asturiancellerufrom Old Leonese cellero
  • Asturiancellerafrom Old Leonese cellero
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniancelar
  • Aromaniantsilar
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancellaio
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliancelâr

Quick answers

What does cellārium mean in Latin?
cellārium, a noun, means “storeroom, larder, cellar, pantry”.
What is the genitive of cellārium?
The genitive singular is cellāriī. cellārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce cellārium?
In classical Latin, [kɛlˈlaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃelˈlaː.ri.um].