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noun · neutersecond declension

sōlārium

sōlārium n (genitive sōlāriī or sōlārī)
Classical[soːˈɫaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[soˈlaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. a sundial
  2. a terrace exposed to the sun
  3. a summer-house

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesōlāriumsōlāria
genitivesōlāriī
sōlārī		sōlāriōrum
dativesōlāriōsōlāriīs
accusativesōlāriumsōlāria
ablativesōlāriōsōlāriīs
vocativesōlāriumsōlāria

sōlārĭum, ii, n. id..
I. (Sc. horologium, which is expressed in Plin. 7, 60, 60, § 213.) A sundial: solarium dictum id, in quo horae in sole inspiciebantur, etc., Varr. L. L. 6, § 4 Müll.: ut illum Di perdant, primus qui horas repperit, Quique adeo primus statuit hic solarium, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Gell. 3, 3, 5; cf. Becker, Gallus, 2, p. 301 sq. (2d ed.): venter erat solarium, Aquil. ib. 3, 3, 4.—
B. Transf.
1. Ad solarium, a much-frequented place in the Forum where the sundial stood, Cic. Quint. 18, 59; Auct. Her. 4, 10, 14.—
2. A clock in gen. (even a water-clock): cum solarium aut descriptum aut ex aquā contemplere, Cic. N. D. 2, 34, 87; cf. Censor. de Die Nat. 23 fin.—
II. A part of the house exposed to the sun, a flat house-top, a terrace, balcony, or the like, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 69; 2, 4, 25; Aug. ap. Macr. S. 2, 4; Suet. Ner. 16; id. Claud. 10; Pall. Mai, 11, 1; Vulg. 2 Reg. 16, 22; id. Jos. 2, 6; Dig. 8, 2, 17; Inscr. Orell. 3303; 4240; Isid. Orig. 15, 3 al.; cf. Becker, Gallus, 2, p. 200 sq. (2d ed.).—Also on sepulchral monuments, Inscr. Orell. 4536.
sŏlārium, ii (sc. vectigal), n. solum,
I. a ground-rent, Dig. 43, 8, 2, § 17; 7, 1, 7, § 2; 13, 7, 17; 30, 1, 39, § 5; Inscr. Orell. 39; cf. Becker, Antiq. 3, 2, p. 121, n. 614.

Origins

From sōl (“the sun”) + -ārium (of purpose, for the sense of sundial; of place, for the sense of terrace), via *sōlārius (relating to the sun).

Elsewhere
  • Englishsolarium
  • Frenchsolarium
  • Italiansolarium
  • Italiansolario
  • Portuguesesolário
  • Spanishsolárium
  • Spanishsolario
  • GermanSöllerfrom Proto-West Germanic *solarī
  • Dutchsolarium
  • Norwegian Bokmålsolarium
Italo-Romance
  • Italiansolaio
  • Siciliansularu
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalansoler
  • Gasconsolèr
  • Languedociensolièr
  • Limousinsolier
  • Vivaro-Alpinesolier
Gallo-Italic
  • Lombardsoler
  • Lombardsorer
  • Lombardholer
  • Piedmontesesolé
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalsoliér
  • Normansolier

Quick answers

What does sōlārium mean in Latin?
sōlārium, a noun, means “a sundial; a terrace exposed to the sun; a summer-house”.
What is the genitive of sōlārium?
The genitive singular is sōlāriī. sōlārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce sōlārium?
In classical Latin, [soːˈɫaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [soˈlaː.ri.um].