LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

diārium

diārium n (genitive diāriī or diārī)
Classical[diˈaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[diˈaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. daily allowance, wage (of food or pay)
  2. a diary, a journal

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativediāriumdiāria
genitivediāriī
diārī		diāriōrum
dativediāriōdiāriīs
accusativediāriumdiāria
ablativediāriōdiāriīs
vocativediāriumdiāria

dĭārĭum, ii, n. dies.
I. A daily allowance of food or pay (so only in the plur.), Cic. Att. 8, 14; Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 40; Sen. Contr. 4, 27 fin.; cf. Charis. p. 21 P.— *
II. A diary, journal: diarium, quam Graeci ἐφημερίδα vocant, Asel. ap. Gell. 5, 18, 8; cf. Isid. Or. 1, 43, 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dyew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dyḗws
  3. Proto-Italic*djous
  4. Latindiārium

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin *diāriusnom. ▲ Latin diēs Latin -ārium Latin diārium Nominalization of *diārius, or from diēs (“day”) + -ārium.

Elsewhere
  • Catalandiari
  • Englishdiary
  • Frenchdiaire
  • Italiandiario
  • Romanianziarfrom Italian diario
  • Portuguesediário
  • Spanishdiario
  • Byzantine Greekδιάριον
  • Hindiडायरीfrom English diary
  • Indonesiandiarifrom English diary
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesejeirafrom Old Galician-Portuguese jeyra
  • Asturianxera
  • Asturianxeira
  • Galicianxeirafrom Old Galician-Portuguese jeyra

In English words that came into English from diārium

  • diarydiārium

Quick answers

What does diārium mean in Latin?
diārium, a noun, means “daily allowance, wage (of food or pay); a diary, a journal”.
What is the genitive of diārium?
The genitive singular is diāriī. diārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce diārium?
In classical Latin, [diˈaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [diˈaː.ri.um].
Where does diārium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dyew- → Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws → Proto-Italic *djous → Latin diārium.