LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

rosārium

rosārium n (genitive rosāriī or rosārī)
Classical[rɔˈsaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[roˈs̬aː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. a rose-garden
  2. EcclesiasticalLatina rosary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerosāriumrosāria
genitiverosāriī
rosārī		rosāriōrum
dativerosāriōrosāriīs
accusativerosāriumrosāria
ablativerosāriōrosāriīs
vocativerosāriumrosāria

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

rosārium ī, n
rosa, a place planted with roses, rose-garden : rosaria Paesti, V., O., Pr.

Origins

From rosa (“rose”) + -ārium (“place for, object for”). In the “rosary” sense, from metaphorical use of rosa to mean a prayer or devotion.

Descendants
  • Catalanrosari
  • Englishrosary
  • Frenchrosaire
  • Italianrosario
  • ItalianRosario
  • Portugueserosário
  • Romanianrozariu
  • Spanishrosario
  • SpanishRosario
  • EnglishRosariofrom Spanish Rosario

Quick answers

What does rosārium mean in Latin?
rosārium, a noun, means “a rose-garden; a rosary”.
What is the genitive of rosārium?
The genitive singular is rosāriī. rosārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce rosārium?
In classical Latin, [rɔˈsaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [roˈs̬aː.ri.um].