lectrum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From lēg(ō) (“I read”) + -trum.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleː.ɡoː/, [ˈɫ̪eːɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.ɡo/, [ˈlɛːɡo]
Noun[edit]
lēctrum n (genitive lēctrī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) A lectern
- (Medieval Latin) A stand to support a lecturer's notes
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lēctrum | lēctra |
| Genitive | lēctrī | lēctrōrum |
| Dative | lēctrō | lēctrīs |
| Accusative | lēctrum | lēctra |
| Ablative | lēctrō | lēctrīs |
| Vocative | lēctrum | lēctra |
References[edit]
- lectrum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- lectrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.