promptuarium
Latin
Etymology
From prōmptus (“readiness”) + -ārium (of purpose), via *promptuārius. The u in the spelling is due to the fourth declension noun.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | promptuārium | promptuāria |
| Genitive | promptuāriī | promptuāriōrum |
| Dative | promptuāriō | promptuāriīs |
| Accusative | promptuārium | promptuāria |
| Ablative | promptuāriō | promptuāriīs |
| Vocative | promptuārium | promptuāria |
Descendants
- English: promptuary (“preparatory”) (archaic)
- Italian: prontuario (“handbook”)
References
- promptuarium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- promptuarium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- promptuarium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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