German

Alternative forms

• ABCdarium
• Abcdarium

Noun

Abecedarium n ‎(genitive Abecedariums, plural Abecedarien)

1. abecedarium

Declension

English

Noun

abecedarium ‎(plural abecedaria)

1. A book used to teach the alphabet; alphabet book; primer.^[1]
2. An inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order.

Synonyms

• abecedary

Translations

References

1. ↑ 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

Etymology

Substantive from abecedārius ‎(“alphabetical”).

Pronunciation

• (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]

Noun

abecedārium n ‎(genitive abecedāriī); second declension

1. alphabet
2. accusative singular of abecedārium
3. vocative singular of abecedārium

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

• abecedāria
• abecedārius

Descendants

• English: abecedarian
• Portuguese: abecedário

References

Professor Kidd, et al. Collins Gem Latin Dictionary. HarperCollins Publishers (Glasgow: 2004). ISBN 0-00-470763-X. page 1.