LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

viridārium

viridārium n (genitive viridāriī or viridārī)
Classical[wɪ.rɪˈdaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[vi.riˈdaː.ri.um]
viridiārium

Meaning

  1. plantation (of trees)
  2. arboretum, a pleasure-garden
  3. preserve

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeviridāriumviridāria
genitiveviridāriī
viridārī		viridāriōrum
dativeviridāriōviridāriīs
accusativeviridāriumviridāria
ablativeviridāriōviridāriīs
vocativeviridāriumviridāria

vĭrĭdārĭum (vĭrĭdĭārĭum, and, contr., virdĭārĭum), ii, n. viridis,
I. a plantation of trees, a pleasure-garden, Cic. Att. 2, 3, 2; Petr. 9 fin.; Cels. 1, 2; Suet. Tib. 60; Plin. 18, 2, 2, § 7; Dig. 7, 1, 13; 33, 7, 26; Lampr. Heliog. 23 al.

Origins

From viridis (“green in colour”) + -ārium (improperly for an adjective), via *viridārius.

Borrowings
  • Italianviridario
  • Italianverdario
  • Portugueseviridário
Italo-Romance
  • Italianverdero
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanverger
  • Old Occitanvergier
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmontesevërzé
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Franco-Provençalvèrgiér
  • Old Frenchvergier

Quick answers

What does viridārium mean in Latin?
viridārium, a noun, means “plantation (of trees); arboretum, a pleasure-garden; preserve”.
What is the genitive of viridārium?
The genitive singular is viridāriī. viridārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce viridārium?
In classical Latin, [wɪ.rɪˈdaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vi.riˈdaː.ri.um].