abecedarium
See also: Abecedarium
Contents
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin abecedārium.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
abecedarium (plural abecedaria)
- A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.[1]
- An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a book used to teach the alphabet — see primer
References[edit]
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 2
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Substantive from abecedārius (“alphabetical”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.be.keˈdaː.ri.um/, [a.bɛ.kɛˈdaː.ri.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.be.t͡ʃeˈda.ri.um/, [a.be.t͡ʃeˈdaː.ri.um]
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audio (ecclesiastical) (file)
Noun[edit]
abecedārium n (genitive abecedāriī); second declension
Inflection[edit]
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | abecedārium | abecedāria |
| genitive | abecedāriī | abecedāriōrum |
| dative | abecedāriō | abecedāriīs |
| accusative | abecedārium | abecedāria |
| ablative | abecedāriō | abecedāriīs |
| vocative | abecedārium | abecedāria |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: abecedarian
- Portuguese: abecedário
- Welsh: egwyddor, gwyddor
References[edit]
Professor Kidd, et al. Collins Gem Latin Dictionary. HarperCollins Publishers (Glasgow: 2004). ISBN 0-00-470763-X. page 1.
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