Latin

Noun

sēminārium n ‎(genitive sēmināriī); second declension

1. seminary

Inflection

Second declension.

References

• seminarium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• seminarium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• SEMINARIUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• seminarium in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

seminarium n

1. seminary

Declension

Related terms

• seminarzysta m
• seminarzystka f
• seminaryjny

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin seminarium, used in Swedish since 1638.

Noun

seminarium n

1. a seminar, a lecture, a presentation; a situation for teaching and discussion
2. a seminary, a school for priests and/or teachers

Declension

Related terms

• folkskoleseminarium
• prästseminarium
• seminariebibliotek
• seminariedeltagare
• seminarieledare
• seminarieprogram
• seminarieserie
• seminarieuppsats
• seminarieövning
• seminarist

Usage notes

Since compounds are made with seminarie-, it is a common mistake (but still an error) to assume this is the basic form (ett seminarie).

References

• seminarium in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• seminarium in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.