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noun · neutersecond declension

refectōrium1

refectōrium n (genitive refectōriī or refectōrī)
Classical[rɛ.fɛkˈtoː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[re.fekˈtɔː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinrefectory

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerefectōriumrefectōria
genitiverefectōriī
refectōrī		refectōriōrum
dativerefectōriōrefectōriīs
accusativerefectōriumrefectōria
ablativerefectōriōrefectōriīs
vocativerefectōriumrefectōria

Origins

Noun use of the neutral form of the adjective refectōrius (“refreshing”).

Descendants
  • Englishrefectory
  • Frenchréfectoire
  • GermanRefektorium
  • Italianrefettorio
  • Portugueserefeitório
  • Romanianrefectoriu
  • Spanishrefectorio
  • Danishrefektorium
  • Dutchrefectorium
  • Latvianrefektorijs

In English words that came into English from refectōrium

  • refectoryrefectōrium
noun · neuter
refectōrium2
refectōrium n
Classical[rɛ.fɛkˈtoː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[re.fekˈtɔː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. accusative/vocative singular of refectōrium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—refectōria
genitiverefectōriīrefectōriōrum
dativerefectōriō—
accusative—refectōria
ablativerefectōriō—
vocative—refectōria

Origins

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Quick answers

What does refectōrium mean in Latin?
refectōrium, a noun, means “refectory”.
What is the genitive of refectōrium?
The genitive singular is refectōriī. refectōrium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce refectōrium?
In classical Latin, [rɛ.fɛkˈtoː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [re.fekˈtɔː.ri.um].