LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

sūdārium

sūdārium n (genitive sūdāriī or sūdārī)
Classical[suːˈdaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[suˈdaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. cloth for wiping off perspiration
  2. handkerchief
  3. Medieval Latinshroud
  4. Medieval Latinhorse-cloth, saddle-cloth

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesūdārium
sūdōrium		sūdāria
sūdōria
genitivesūdāriī
sūdārī, sūdōriī		sūdāriōrum
sūdōriōrum
dativesūdāriō
sūdōriō		sūdāriīs
sūdōriīs
accusativesūdārium
sūdōrium		sūdāria
sūdōria
ablativesūdāriō
sūdōriō		sūdāriīs
sūdōriīs
vocativesūdārium
sūdōrium		sūdāria
sūdōria

sūdārĭum, ii, n. sudor,
I. a cloth for wiping off perspiration, a handkerchief, Cat. 12, 14; 25, 7; Mart. 11, 39, 3; Petr. 67: sudario candido tergere frontem, Quint. 6, 3, 60; 11, 3, 148; Suet. Ner. 25; 48; 51; Val. Max. 9, 12, 7; App. Mag. p. 309, 28.

Origins

From sūdor + -ārium. Compare English sweat /sweater.

Descendants
  • Englishsudarium
  • Englishsudary
  • Frenchsuaire
  • Italiansudario
  • Portuguesesudário
  • Romaniansudar
  • Spanishsudario
  • Dalmatiansedarul
  • Classical Syriacܣܘܕܪܐfrom Ancient Greek σουδάριον

In English words that came into English from sūdārium

  • sudarysūdārium
  • sudariumsūdārium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSudariumSudarium a linen handkerchief, carried in the hand or in the sinus, answering to our pocket-handkerchief, but primarily intended, as the word implies,…

Quick answers

What does sūdārium mean in Latin?
sūdārium, a noun, means “cloth for wiping off perspiration; handkerchief; shroud”.
What is the genitive of sūdārium?
The genitive singular is sūdāriī. sūdārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce sūdārium?
In classical Latin, [suːˈdaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [suˈdaː.ri.um].