LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

herbārium

herbārium n (genitive herbāriī or herbārī)
Classical[hɛrˈbaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[erˈbaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. a herbarium; a collection of dried plants
  2. a herbarium (a written work on botany)
    Herbarium Apuleii Platonicithe Herbarium of Apuleius Platonicus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeherbāriumherbāria
genitiveherbāriī
herbārī		herbāriōrum
dativeherbāriōherbāriīs
accusativeherbāriumherbāria
ablativeherbāriōherbāriīs
vocativeherbāriumherbāria

herbārium, ii, n. herbarius,
I. a collection of dried plants, an herbarium, Cassiod. Inst. Div. Litt. 31.

Origins

From the neuter of herbārius, -a, -um (“botanical”) (attested only as a masculine noun, "botanist", in Classical Latin), equivalent to herba (“grass, vegetation”) + -ārium.

Descendants
  • Catalanherbari
  • Englishherbarium
  • Frenchherbier
  • Italianerbario
  • Portugueseherbário
  • Romanianierbar
  • Spanishherbario
  • Aromanianirbar
  • Czechherbářfrom Old Czech herbář
  • Russianгерба́рий

In English words that came into English from herbārium

  • herbariumherbārium

Quick answers

What does herbārium mean in Latin?
herbārium, a noun, means “a herbarium; a collection of dried plants; a herbarium (a written work on botany)”.
What is the genitive of herbārium?
The genitive singular is herbāriī. herbārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce herbārium?
In classical Latin, [hɛrˈbaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [erˈbaː.ri.um].