Latin

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Etymology

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alvus (belly; beehive) +‎ -ārium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alvārium n (genitive alvāriī or alvārī); second declension

  1. A beehive.

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alvārium alvāria
Genitive alvāriī
alvārī1
alvāriōrum
Dative alvāriō alvāriīs
Accusative alvārium alvāria
Ablative alvāriō alvāriīs
Vocative alvārium alvāria

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Synonyms

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Adjective

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alvārium

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

References

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  • alvarium”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers