armarium

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin armārium.

Noun

armarium (plural armaria)

  1. Synonym of ambry (cupboard or storage area in a church)

Latin

Etymology

From arma (weapons, tools) + -ārium.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /arˈmaː.ri.um/, [arˈmaː.ri.ũ]

Noun

armārium n (genitive armāriī); second declension

  1. a cupboard, closet, chest, especially one in the sacristy of a church where vestments are kept
  2. a safe for food, clothing, or money

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative armārium armāria
genitive armāriī armāriōrum
dative armāriō armāriīs
accusative armārium armāria
ablative armāriō armāriīs
vocative armārium armāria

Descendants

References

  • armarium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • armarium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • armarium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • armarium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • armarium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • armarium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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