Latin

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Etymology

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    From dictiō (speech)-ārium (storage location). First attested in 1481.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    dictiōnārium n (genitive dictiōnāriī); second declension

    1. (Renaissance Latin) dictionary

    Usage notes

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    • Used especially in book titles, normally with adjective like Dictionarium Latino Lusitanicum (Latin–Portuguese Dictionary), Dictionarium Latinogermanicum/Latino–Germanicum (Latin–German Dictionary)

    Declension

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    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative dictiōnārium dictiōnāria
    genitive dictiōnāriī dictiōnāriōrum
    dative dictiōnāriō dictiōnāriīs
    accusative dictiōnārium dictiōnāria
    ablative dictiōnāriō dictiōnāriīs
    vocative dictiōnārium dictiōnāria

    Descendants

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    Further reading

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    • dictionarium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • dictionarium in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016