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/

• Audio:

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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: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of 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.

Polish

oratorium sense 2

oratorium sense 3

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ōrātōrium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.raˈtɔ.rjum/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔrjum
• Syllabification: o‧ra‧to‧rium

Noun

oratorium n (related adjective oratoryjny)

1. (Christianity) oratorio (musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery, or acting)
3. (Roman Catholicism) oratory (Roman Catholic chapel; a building for public or private worship that is not a parish church)
5. (Roman Catholicism) oratory (meeting place for children and young people where they receive help and care, run by the Salesians of Don Bosco)

Declension

Declension of oratorium

	singular	plural
nominative	oratorium	oratoria
genitive	oratorium	oratoriów
dative	oratorium	oratoriom
accusative	oratorium	oratoria
instrumental	oratorium	oratoriami
locative	oratorium	oratoriach
vocative	oratorium	oratoria

Related terms

adjectives

• oratorski

 

adverbs

• oratorsko

 

nouns

• orator
• oratoria
• oratorianin
• oratorka
• oratorstwo

 

Further reading

• oratorium in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• oratorium in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• oratorium in PWN's encyclopedia