LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

ēlectuārium

ēlectuārium n (genitive ēlectuāriī or ēlectuārī)
Classical[eː.ɫɛk.tuˈaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[e.lek.tuˈaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. An electuary: a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener to ease oral consumption.
  2. Medieval LatinPrescription medicine generally.
    Uncia vero in electuariis consistit ex viginti denariisIn truth, the ounce in medicines is formed from twenty pennyweight.c. 1300, Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeēlectuāriumēlectuāria
genitiveēlectuāriī
ēlectuārī		ēlectuāriōrum
dativeēlectuāriōēlectuāriīs
accusativeēlectuāriumēlectuāria
ablativeēlectuāriōēlectuāriīs
vocativeēlectuāriumēlectuāria

ēlectŭārĭum, v. electarium.

Origins

Probably a corruption of Ancient Greek ἐκλεικτόν (ekleiktón, “medicine that melts in the mouth, lozenge, jujube”), from ἐκλείχω (ekleíkhō, “to lick up”).

Descendants
  • Catalanelectuari
  • Englishelectuary
  • Italianelettuario
  • Italianlattovaro
  • Frenchélectuairefrom Old French letuaire
  • Frenchlectuairefrom Old French letuaire
  • GermanLatwergefrom Old French letuaire
  • Englishlekvarfrom Slovak lekvár
  • Spanishelectuario
  • Spanishletuario

Quick answers

What does ēlectuārium mean in Latin?
ēlectuārium, a noun, means “An electuary: a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener to ease oral consumption.; Prescription medicine generally.”.
What is the genitive of ēlectuārium?
The genitive singular is ēlectuāriī. ēlectuārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce ēlectuārium?
In classical Latin, [eː.ɫɛk.tuˈaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.lek.tuˈaː.ri.um].