LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

columbārium

columbārium n (genitive columbāriī or columbārī)
Classical[kɔ.ɫʊmˈbaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ko.lumˈbaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. dovecote, birdhouse for domestic pigeons
  2. a hole for a horizontal member such as a joist or rafter; a gain or mortise
  3. a hole in the side of a waterwheel near its axle, where the water lifted by the wheel exits
  4. an opening for oars in the side of a vessel; an oarlock
  5. an underground chamber for interring cremated remains, with niches for the urns of ashes

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecolumbāriumcolumbāria
genitivecolumbāriī
columbārī		columbāriōrum
dativecolumbāriōcolumbāriīs
accusativecolumbāriumcolumbāria
ablativecolumbāriōcolumbāriīs
vocativecolumbāriumcolumbāria

Origins

Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos)bor. Latin columba Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium Latin columbārium From columba (“dove”) + -ārium (“place for”).

In English words that came into English from columbārium

  • columbariumcolumbārium
  • columbarycolumbārium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesColumbariumColumbarium (περιστερεών, περιστεροτροφεῖον), a dove-cote, or pigeon-house. An account of pigeons with their columbaria is given under AGRICULTURA pp.…

Quick answers

What does columbārium mean in Latin?
columbārium, a noun, means “dovecote, birdhouse for domestic pigeons; a hole for a horizontal member such as a joist or rafter; a gain or mortise”.
What is the genitive of columbārium?
The genitive singular is columbāriī. columbārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce columbārium?
In classical Latin, [kɔ.ɫʊmˈbaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ko.lumˈbaː.ri.um].