lectionarium

Latin

Etymology

From lēctiō (“reading”) +‎ -ārium.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /leːk.ti.oːˈnaː.ri.um/, [ɫ̪eːkt̪ioːˈnäːriʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /lek.t͡si.oˈna.ri.um/, [lekt̪͡s̪ioˈnäːrium]

Noun

lēctiōnārium n (genitive lēctiōnāriī); second declension

1. (Ecclesiastical Latin, Medieval Latin) lectionary
   • c. 825–828, Henry Ashworth, quoting Tatto, “The Liturgical Prayers Of St. Gregory The Great”, in Traditio, volume 15, published 1959, →JSTOR, page 110:

     Mittite mihi dē pergamēnō bonō ad ūnum lēctiōnārium perscrībendum et ad ūnum missālem Gregōriānum.

     Send me some good parchment for writing out one lectionary and for one Gregorian Missal.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lēctiōnārium	lēctiōnāria
Genitive	lēctiōnāriī	lēctiōnāriōrum
Dative	lēctiōnāriō	lēctiōnāriīs
Accusative	lēctiōnārium	lēctiōnāria
Ablative	lēctiōnāriō	lēctiōnāriīs
Vocative	lēctiōnārium	lēctiōnāria