glirarium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin glirarium.

Noun

glirarium (plural gliraria)

  1. A terracotta pot used in Roman times to breed dormice for consumption as food.

Latin

Etymology

From glis (“dormouse”) +‎ -ārium (“place for”).

Noun

glīrārium n (genitive glīrāriī); second declension

  1. a glirarium, a terracotta pot used for breeding dormice for eating.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative glīrārium glīrāria
genitive glīrāriī glīrāriōrum
dative glīrāriō glīrāriīs
accusative glīrārium glīrāria
ablative glīrāriō glīrāriīs
vocative glīrārium glīrāria

References

  • glirarium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • glirarium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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