LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

scaccārium

scaccārium n (genitive scaccāriī or scaccārī)
Classical[skakˈkaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[skakˈkaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinchessboard
  2. Medieval Latinmetonymicallyexchequer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescaccāriumscaccāria
genitivescaccāriī
scaccārī		scaccāriōrum
dativescaccāriōscaccāriīs
accusativescaccāriumscaccāria
ablativescaccāriōscaccāriīs
vocativescaccāriumscaccāria

Origins

From scaccus (“king”) + -ārium.

Descendants
  • Frenchéchiquierfrom Old French eschekier
  • Normanêchitchifrom Old French eschekier
  • Middle Englisheschekerfrom Old French eschekier
  • Middle Englishchekerfrom Old French eschekier

In English words that came into English from scaccārium

  • checkscaccārium
  • exchequerscaccārium
  • checkerscaccārium

Quick answers

What does scaccārium mean in Latin?
scaccārium, a noun, means “chessboard; exchequer”.
What is the genitive of scaccārium?
The genitive singular is scaccāriī. scaccārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce scaccārium?
In classical Latin, [skakˈkaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [skakˈkaː.ri.um].
Which English words come from scaccārium?
English words that go back to Latin scaccārium include check, exchequer and checker.