oratorium

See also: Oratorium and oratórium

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin ōrātōrium (“place of prayer, oratory”), substantive of ōrātōrius (“oratorical”), from ōrātor (“public speaker, orator”) + -ōrius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oː.raːˈtoː.ri.ʏm/

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• Hyphenation: ora‧to‧ri‧um

Noun

oratorium n (plural oratoria or oratoriums, diminutive oratoriumpje n)

1. (religion, chiefly Christianity) An oratorio, a religiously-themed semi-operatic form of music.

   Händels Messiah is wellicht het beroemste oratorium.

   Händel's Messiah is probably the most famous oratorio.

2. (Roman Catholicism) A prayer room or small chapel.

   Synonyms: bidkapel, gebedsruimte

Related terms

• Oratoriaan m

Descendants

• → Indonesian: oratorium

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch oratorium, from Latin ōrātōrium (“place of prayer, oratory”), substantive of ōrātōrius (“oratorical”), from ōrātor (“public speaker, orator”) + -ōrius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɔrat̪oˈriʊm]
• Hyphenation: ora‧to‧ri‧um

Noun

oratorium (first-person possessive oratoriumku, second-person possessive oratoriummu, third-person possessive oratoriumnya)

1. (Christianity, Roman Catholicism, music) An oratorio, a religiously-themed semi-operatic form of music.
2. (Roman Catholicism) A prayer room or small chapel.

   Synonym: kapel

Related terms

• orasi
• orator

 

Further reading

• “oratorium” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Adjective

ōrātōrium

1. inflection of ōrātōrius:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

References

• oratorium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Medieval Latin oratorium.

Noun

oratorium n (definite singular oratoriet, indefinite plural oratorier, definite plural oratoria or oratoriene)

1. (music) an oratorio

References

• “oratorium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “oratorium” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Medieval Latin oratorium.

Noun

oratorium n (definite singular oratoriet, indefinite plural oratorium, definite plural oratoria)

1. (music) an oratorio

References

• “oratorium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.