scaccarium

Latin

Etymology

From *scaccus (shah, king) + -ārium (place for).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /skakˈkaː.ri.um/, [skakˈkaː.ri.ũ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /skakˈka.ri.um/, [skakˈkaː.ri.um]

Noun

scaccārium n (genitive scaccāriī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) chessboard
  2. (Medieval Latin, metonymically) exchequer

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scaccārium scaccāria
Genitive scaccāriī scaccāriōrum
Dative scaccāriō scaccāriīs
Accusative scaccārium scaccāria
Ablative scaccāriō scaccāriīs
Vocative scaccārium scaccāria

Descendants

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