necessarium
See also: Necessarium
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin necessarium (“reredorter; outhouse”),[1] from necesse (“unavoidable or necessary [thing]”) + -ārium (“-arium, -ium: forming locations”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛəɹɪəm/, /ˌnɛsɪˈsɑːɹɪəm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛɹi.əm/
Noun[edit]
necessarium (plural necessariums or necessaria)
- (architecture) Synonym of reredorter: a monastery's latrine, outhouse, or lavatory, typically located behind the dormitory.
- 1848, The Archaeological Journal, Vol. V, page 101:
- The other outlet from the pisalis... leads to the necessarium, in the corner of which a light... is kept burning.
- 1878, "Abbey" in Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. I, p. 13:
- A passage at the other end [of the dormitory from the passage to the south transept of St Gall's church leads to the “necessarium” (I), a portion of the monastic buildings always planned with extreme care.
- 1848, The Archaeological Journal, Vol. V, page 101:
- (humorous, sometimes capitalized or with the definite article) A lavatory.
- 1967 December 21, The Listener, page 802:
- Viewers... don't mind having a hundred variations, from ‘The Necessarium’ to ‘The Thunder-Box’ to choose from.
- 1967 December 21, The Listener, page 802:
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "necessarium, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013.
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ne.kesˈsaː.ri.um/, [nɛ.kɛsˈsaː.ri.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ne.t͡ʃesˈsa.ri.um/, [ne.t͡ʃesˈsaː.ri.um]
Noun[edit]
necessārium n (genitive necessāriī); second declension
- A reredorter: a monastery's latrine, outhouse, or lavatory.
- Any outhouse.
Declension[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | necessārium | necessāria |
genitive | necessāriī | necessāriōrum |
dative | necessāriō | necessāriīs |
accusative | necessārium | necessāria |
ablative | necessāriō | necessāriīs |
vocative | necessārium | necessāria |
Adjective[edit]
necessārium
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