English

Noun

abecedarius ‎(plural abecedariuses or abecedarii)

1. An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.^[1]
   • 1995, Cathie Hilterbran Cooper, ABC Books and Activities, page 15:

     Michele Clise has adapted the Shaker abecedarius, changed a few words, and used black, white, and gray sketches for illustrations to create her alphabet .

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.be.keˈdaː.ri.us/, [a.bɛ.kɛˈdaː.ri.ʊs]

Adjective

abecedārius m ‎(feminine abecedāria, neuter abecedārium); first/second declension

1. Of or pertaining to the alphabet—alphabetical, alphabetic.
2. (substantive) One who learns the ABCs.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Derived terms

• abecedāria
• abecedārium

Descendants

• English: abecedarius
• French: abécédaire
• Romanian: abecedar

References

• abecedarius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ABECEDARIUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• abecedarius in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016