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noun · neutersecond declension

ossuārium

ossuārium n (genitive ossuāriī or ossuārī)
Classical[ɔs.suˈaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[os.suˈaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. A receptacle for the bones of the dead, charnel house, ossuary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeossuāriumossuāria
ossāria
genitiveossuāriī
ossuārī, ossārī, ossāriī		ossuāriōrum
ossāriōrum
dativeossuāriō
ossāriō		ossuāriīs
ossāriīs
accusativeossuāriumossuāria
ossāria
ablativeossuāriō
ossāriō		ossuāriīs
ossāriīs
vocativeossuāriumossuāria
ossāria

ossŭārĭum, ii, n., v. ossuarius, II.

Origins

From ossuārius (“of or for bones”), from ossua (“bones”) + -ārius, alternative form of os (“bone”).

Descendants
  • Englishossuary
  • Frenchossuaire
  • Portugueseossuário
  • Romanianosuar

In English words that came into English from ossuārium

  • ossuaryossuārium
  • ossariumossārium
  • ossuariumossuārium

Quick answers

What does ossuārium mean in Latin?
ossuārium, a noun, means “A receptacle for the bones of the dead, charnel house, ossuary”.
What is the genitive of ossuārium?
The genitive singular is ossuāriī. ossuārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce ossuārium?
In classical Latin, [ɔs.suˈaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [os.suˈaː.ri.um].
Which English words come from ossuārium?
English words that go back to Latin ossuārium include ossuary, ossarium and ossuarium.