dictionarium

Latin

Etymology

Renaissance Latin, from noun of action dictiō (“speaking”) +‎ -ārium, from dīcō (“say, speak”). The word dictiōnārium first occurred in 1481.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /dik.ti.oːˈnaː.ri.um/, [dɪk.ti.oːˈnaː.ri.ũ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dik.t͡si.oˈna.ri.um/, [dik.t͡si.oˈnaː.ri.um]

Noun

dictiōnārium n (genitive dictiōnāriī); second declension

  1. dictionary

Usage notes

Used especially in book titles, normally with adjective like Dictionarium museologicum or Dictionarium Latino Lusitanicum.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dictiōnārium dictiōnāria
Genitive dictiōnāriī dictiōnāriōrum
Dative dictiōnāriō dictiōnāriīs
Accusative dictiōnārium dictiōnāria
Ablative dictiōnāriō dictiōnāriīs
Vocative dictiōnārium dictiōnāria

Descendants

References
  • dictionarium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • dictionarium in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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