ossuarium
English
Noun
ossuarium (plural ossuariums or ossuaria)
- A charnel house; an ossuary.
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(See the entry for ossuarium in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ossuārius (“of or for bones”), from ossua (“bones”) + -ārius, alternative form of os (“bone”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /os.suˈaː.ri.um/, [ɔs.sʊˈaː.ri.ũ]
Noun
ossuārium n (genitive ossuāriī); second declension
- A receptacle for the bones of the dead, charnel house, ossuary
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ossuārium | ossuāria |
| Genitive | ossuāriī | ossuāriōrum |
| Dative | ossuāriō | ossuāriīs |
| Accusative | ossuārium | ossuāria |
| Ablative | ossuāriō | ossuāriīs |
| Vocative | ossuārium | ossuāria |
Related terms
References
- ossuarium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ossuarium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- ossuarium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Polish
ossuarium
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