LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

offertōrium

offertōrium n (genitive offertōriī or offertōrī)

Meaning

  1. offertory (place to which offerings were brought)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeoffertōriumoffertōria
genitiveoffertōriī
offertōrī		offertōriōrum
dativeoffertōriōoffertōriīs
accusativeoffertōriumoffertōria
ablativeoffertōriōoffertōriīs
vocativeoffertōriumoffertōria

offertōrĭum (obf-). ii, n. id.,
I. a place to which offerings were brought, an offertory (eccl. Lat.): offertorium tali ex causā sumpsit vocabulum. Fertum enim dicitur oblatio, quae altari offertur, et sacrificatur a pontificibus, a quo offertorium nomina tur, quasi propter fertum, Isid. Orig. 6, 19.

Origins

From offerō + -tōrium. Found in Medieval Latin. Compare Vulgar Latin *offertus, a variation of Latin oblatus.

Descendants
  • Italianoffertorio
  • Spanishofertorio
  • Frenchoffertoire
  • Portugueseofertório

Quick answers

What does offertōrium mean in Latin?
offertōrium, a noun, means “offertory (place to which offerings were brought)”.
What is the genitive of offertōrium?
The genitive singular is offertōriī. offertōrium is neuter, second declension.