LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

librārium

librārium n (genitive librāriī or librārī)
Classical[lɪˈbraː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[liˈbraː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. a bookcase
  2. a library

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelibrāriumlibrāria
genitivelibrāriī
librārī		librāriōrum
dativelibrāriōlibrāriīs
accusativelibrāriumlibrāria
ablativelibrāriōlibrāriīs
vocativelibrāriumlibrāria

lĭbrārĭum, v. 2. librarius, II. C.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewbʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lubʰrós
  3. Proto-Italic*luβros
  4. Latinlibrārium

Latin -ārium Latin librārium From liber (“book”) + -ārium (“place for”).

Descendants
  • Englishlibrary

In English words that came into English from librārium

  • librarylibrārium

Quick answers

What does librārium mean in Latin?
librārium, a noun, means “a bookcase; a library”.
What is the genitive of librārium?
The genitive singular is librāriī. librārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce librārium?
In classical Latin, [lɪˈbraː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [liˈbraː.ri.um].
Where does librārium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *lubʰrós → Proto-Italic *luβros → Latin librārium.