English

Noun

ossuarium ‎(plural ossuariums or ossuaria)

1. A charnel house; an ossuary.

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Latin

Alternative forms

• ossārium

Etymology

From ossuārius ‎(“of or for bones”), from ossua ‎(“bones”) + -ārius, alternative form of os ‎(“bone”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /os.suˈaː.ri.um/

Noun

ossuārium n ‎(genitive ossuāriī); second declension

1. A receptacle for the bones of the dead, charnel house, ossuary

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

Descendants

• English: ossuary
• French: ossuaire
• Portuguese: ossuário

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)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ossuarium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Polish

ossuarium

Noun

ossuarium n

1. ossuary

Declension