LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

vīvārium

vīvārium n (genitive vīvāriī or vīvārī)
Classical[wiːˈwaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[viˈvaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. park, preserve, enclosure

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevīvāriumvīvāria
genitivevīvāriī
vīvārī		vīvāriōrum
dativevīvāriōvīvāriīs
accusativevīvāriumvīvāria
ablativevīvāriōvīvāriīs
vocativevīvāriumvīvāria

vīvārĭum, ii, v. vivarius, II.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  3. Proto-Italic*gʷīwos
  4. Latinvīvārium

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium Latin vīvārium From vīvus (“living thing”) + -ārium (“place for”).

Descendants
  • Catalanviver
  • Italianvivaio
  • Frenchvivierfrom Old French vivier
  • Portugueseviveiro
  • Spanishvivero
  • Englishvivarium
  • Frenchvivarium
  • Romanianvivariufrom French vivarium
  • Asturianviveru
  • Dutchvivarium

In English words that came into English from vīvārium

  • vivariumvīvārium

Quick answers

What does vīvārium mean in Latin?
vīvārium, a noun, means “park, preserve, enclosure”.
What is the genitive of vīvārium?
The genitive singular is vīvāriī. vīvārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce vīvārium?
In classical Latin, [wiːˈwaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [viˈvaː.ri.um].
Where does vīvārium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- → Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós → Proto-Italic *gʷīwos → Latin vīvārium.