altarium

Latin

Etymology

Found in post-Classical and later Latin, as a singular of the Classical altaria, the plural of altāre (which was mostly used as the plural). Ultimately from adolere, probably influenced by altus. See also other forms altār and altāre.

Noun

altārium n (genitive altāriī); second declension

(high) altar

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	altārium	altāria
Genitive	altāriī	altāriōrum
Dative	altāriō	altāriīs
Accusative	altārium	altāria
Ablative	altāriō	altāriīs
Vocative	altārium	altāria

Descendants

Dalmatian: altur
Galician: outeiro
Portuguese: outeiro
Romanian: altar
Spanish: otero

Noun

altārium

genitive plural of altar

References

altarium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
altarium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
altarium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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