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noun · neutersecond declension

dictiōnārium

dictiōnārium n (genitive dictiōnāriī)
Classical[dɪk.ti.oːˈnaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[dik.t͡si.oˈnaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. dictionary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedictiōnāriumdictiōnāria
genitivedictiōnāriīdictiōnāriōrum
dativedictiōnāriōdictiōnāriīs
accusativedictiōnāriumdictiōnāria
ablativedictiōnāriōdictiōnāriīs
vocativedictiōnāriumdictiōnāria

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déyḱeti
  3. Proto-Italic*deikō
  4. Latindictiōnārium

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dictiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium ▲ Latin dictiō ▲ Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin dictiōnārius? Latin dictiōnārium From dictiō + -ārium, or possibly from older dictiōnārius. First attested in 1481.

Descendants
  • Catalandiccionari
  • Italiandizionario
  • Sardinianditzionàriufrom Italian dizionario
  • Englishdictionaryfrom Middle English dixionare
  • Frenchdictionnairefrom Middle French dictionnaire
  • GermanDiktionärfrom Middle French dictionnaire
  • Romaniandicționarfrom Middle French dictionnaire
  • Occitandiccionari
  • Portuguesedicionário
  • Sardiniandizionariu

In English words that came into English from dictiōnārium

  • dictionarydictiōnārium

Quick answers

What does dictiōnārium mean in Latin?
dictiōnārium, a noun, means “dictionary”.
What is the genitive of dictiōnārium?
The genitive singular is dictiōnāriī. dictiōnārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce dictiōnārium?
In classical Latin, [dɪk.ti.oːˈnaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [dik.t͡si.oˈnaː.ri.um].
Where does dictiōnārium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti → Proto-Italic *deikō → Latin dictiōnārium.