LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

grānārium

grānārium n (genitive grānāriī or grānārī)
Classical[ɡraːˈnaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ɡraˈnaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. in pluralgranary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegrānāriumgrānāria
genitivegrānāriī
grānārī		grānāriōrum
dativegrānāriōgrānāriīs
accusativegrānāriumgrānāria
ablativegrānāriōgrānāriīs
vocativegrānāriumgrānāria

grānārĭum, i, n. granum,
I. a place where corn is kept, a granary, Varr. L. L. 5, § 105 Müll.; but usually in plur.: grā-nārĭa, ōrum, n., in the same sense (syn.: herreum, sirus, cumera): triticum condi oportet in granaria sublimia, quae perflentur vento, etc., Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 1 sq.; Col. 1, 6, 10; Plin. 18, 30, 73, § 302; Pall. 1, 19; Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 42; Vitr. 6, 9; Cic. Fin. 2, 26, 84; Hor. S. 1, 1, 53; Pers. 5, 110 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵerh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂-nós
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵr̥h₂nóm
  4. Proto-Italic*grānom
  5. Latingrānārium

Latin -ārium Latin grānārium From grānum (“grain”) + -ārium. Compare typologically Russian жи́тница (žítnica) (< жи́то (žíto)).

Descendants
  • Catalangraner
  • Englishgranary
  • Englishgarner
  • Frenchgrenier
  • Italiangranaio
  • Occitangranièr
  • Portuguesegranheiro
  • Portuguesegraeiro
  • Romaniangrânar
  • Spanishgranero

In English words that came into English from grānārium

  • granarygrānārium
  • garnergrānārium

Quick answers

What does grānārium mean in Latin?
grānārium, a noun, means “granary”.
What is the genitive of grānārium?
The genitive singular is grānāriī. grānārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce grānārium?
In classical Latin, [ɡraːˈnaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡraˈnaː.ri.um].
Where does grānārium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós → Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm → Proto-Italic *grānom → Latin grānārium.