breviarium
See also: breviárium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From brevis (“short”) + -ārium.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bre.u̯iˈaː.ri.um/, [breu̯iˈäːriʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bre.viˈa.ri.um/, [breviˈäːrium]
Noun edit
breviārium n (genitive breviāriī or breviārī); second declension
- A short piece of writing: a brief, a report
- A shortened piece of writing, variously:
- A summary, abstract, or overview
- Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae
- Eutropius's Summary of Roman History
- Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae
- (literary) An epitome or abridgment
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) A breviary
- A summary, abstract, or overview
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | breviārium | breviāria |
| Genitive | breviāriī breviārī1 |
breviāriōrum |
| Dative | breviāriō | breviāriīs |
| Accusative | breviārium | breviāria |
| Ablative | breviāriō | breviāriīs |
| Vocative | breviārium | breviāria |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “breviarium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
breviarium n (definite singular breviariet, indefinite plural breviarier, definite plural breviaria or breviariene)
- alternative form of breviar
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
breviarium n (definite singular breviariet, indefinite plural breviarium, definite plural breviaria)
- alternative form of breviar