Latin edit

Etymology edit

From dictiō (speaking) +‎ -ārium (storage place). First attested in 1481.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

dictiōnārium n (genitive dictiōnāriī); second declension

  1. (Renaissance Latin) dictionary

Usage notes edit

  • Used especially in book titles, normally with adjective like Dictionarium Latino Lusitanicum (Latin–Portuguese Dictionary), Dictionarium Latinogermanicum/Latino–Germanicum (Latin–German Dictionary)

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

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

Descendants edit

All borrowed

Further reading edit

  • 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[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016