LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

glōssārium

glōssārium n (genitive glōssāriī or glōssārī)
Classical[ɡɫoːsˈsaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ɡlosˈsaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. A vocabulary or glossary, notably of obsolete, antiquated or foreign words needing explanation.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeglōssāriumglōssāria
genitiveglōssāriī
glōssārī		glōssāriōrum
dativeglōssāriōglōssāriīs
accusativeglōssāriumglōssāria
ablativeglōssāriōglōssāriīs
vocativeglōssāriumglōssāria

glossārĭum, ii, n. glossa,
I. a vocabulary or glossary of antiquated or foreign words that need explanation: vos philosophi meri estis, ut M. Cato ait, mortuaria glossaria; namque colligitis lexidia, res tetras et inanes, etc., Gell. 18, 7, 3.

Origins

From glōssa (“obsolete or foreign word that requires explanation”), from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).

Descendants
  • Catalanglossari
  • Englishglossarium
  • Italianglossario
  • Englishglossaryfrom Middle English glosarie
  • Frenchglossairefrom Middle French glosaire
  • Portugueseglossário
  • Romanianglosar
  • Spanishglosario
  • Aromanianglusar
  • Dutchglossarium

In English words that came into English from glōssārium

  • glossariumglōssārium

Quick answers

What does glōssārium mean in Latin?
glōssārium, a noun, means “A vocabulary or glossary, notably of obsolete, antiquated or foreign words needing explanation.”.
What is the genitive of glōssārium?
The genitive singular is glōssāriī. glōssārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce glōssārium?
In classical Latin, [ɡɫoːsˈsaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡlosˈsaː.ri.um].