LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

repositōrium

repositōrium n (genitive repositōriī or repositōrī)

Meaning

  1. something on which something else is placed
  2. a tray for carrying dishes to the table
  3. a repository or cabinet
  4. Medieval Latinchest, treasure chest
  5. Medieval Latinstorehouse
  6. Medieval Latintomb, burial vault

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerepositōriumrepositōria
genitiverepositōriī
repositōrī		repositōriōrum
dativerepositōriōrepositōriīs
accusativerepositōriumrepositōria
ablativerepositōriōrepositōriīs
vocativerepositōriumrepositōria

rĕpŏsĭtōrĭum (rĕpostōrium, Capitol. M. Aur. 17), ii, n. repono,
I. that on or in which any thing is placed or laid.
I. A stand, tray, or waiter on which the dishes were brought to the table, Petr. 33 sq.; Sen. Ep. 78, 23; Plin. 33, 11, 49, § 140; 33, 11, 52, § 146; 28, 2, 5, § 26; 18, 35, 90, § 365; cf. Becker, Gallus, 1, p. 177; 3, p. 216 (2d edit.). —
II. A repository, cabinet: repositorium sanctius Hadriani, Capitol. M. Aur. 17, 4.

Origins

From repōnō (“to store, reserve; to place”) + -tōrium (“pertaining to, serving for”).

Descendants
  • Frenchrepositoirefrom Middle French repositoire
  • Portugueserepositório
  • Spanishrepositorio
  • Englishrepository

In English words that came into English from repositōrium

  • repositoryrepositōrium

Quick answers

What does repositōrium mean in Latin?
repositōrium, a noun, means “something on which something else is placed; a tray for carrying dishes to the table; a repository or cabinet”.
What is the genitive of repositōrium?
The genitive singular is repositōriī. repositōrium is neuter, second declension.