LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

scrīptōrium

scrīptōrium n (genitive scrīptōriī or scrīptōrī)
Classical[skriːpˈtoː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[skripˈtɔː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. writing desk
  2. writing room

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativescrīptōriumscrīptōria
genitivescrīptōriī
scrīptōrī		scrīptōriōrum
dativescrīptōriōscrīptōriīs
accusativescrīptōriumscrīptōria
ablativescrīptōriōscrīptōriīs
vocativescrīptōriumscrīptōria

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kreybʰ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kréybʰeti
  4. Proto-Italic*skreiβō
  5. Latinscrīptōrium

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin scrīptor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium ▲ Latin scrībō ▲ Latin -tor ▲ Latin -ius Latin -tōrius Latin -tōrium Latin scrīptōrium From scrīptor (“writer, author”) + -ium or equivalently, scrībō (“to write”) + -tōrium (suffix forming nouns denoting places).

Descendants
  • Italianscrittoio
  • Frenchécritoire
  • Catalanescriptori
  • Italianscrittorio
  • Occitanescriptòri
  • Portugueseescritório
  • Romanianscriptoriu
  • Spanishescritorio

Quick answers

What does scrīptōrium mean in Latin?
scrīptōrium, a noun, means “writing desk; writing room”.
What is the genitive of scrīptōrium?
The genitive singular is scrīptōriī. scrīptōrium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce scrīptōrium?
In classical Latin, [skriːpˈtoː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [skripˈtɔː.ri.um].
Where does scrīptōrium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? → Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti → Proto-Italic *skreiβō → Latin scrīptōrium.