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noun · neutersecond declension

computātōrium

computātōrium n (genitive computātōriī or computātōrī)
Classical[kɔm.pʊ.taːˈtoː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[kom.pu.taˈtɔː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latintable, desk or chest for counting (or keeping) money
  2. Medieval Latintoken used for keeping count
  3. Medieval Latinroom or house for counting (accounting)
  4. EnglandMedieval Latincompter, sheriff's court or prison
  5. New Latincomputer (reckoning device)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecomputātōriumcomputātōria
genitivecomputātōriī
computātōrī		computātōriōrum
dativecomputātōriōcomputātōriīs
accusativecomputātōriumcomputātōria
ablativecomputātōriōcomputātōriīs
vocativecomputātōriumcomputātōria

Origins

From computō (“to reckon”) + -tōrium (locational or instrumental substantivization), neuter of -tōrius. In the medieval attestations, likely a mechanical rendering of the early Romance equivalent of modern French comptoir into proper Latin; in the New Latin sense, translates English computer.

In English words that came into English from computātōrium

  • countercomputātōrium

Quick answers

What does computātōrium mean in Latin?
computātōrium, a noun, means “computer (reckoning device)”.
What is the genitive of computātōrium?
The genitive singular is computātōriī. computātōrium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce computātōrium?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.pʊ.taːˈtoː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.pu.taˈtɔː.ri.um].