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Wiktionary

Up to date as of January 14, 2010

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

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English

Etymology

From Latin -ārium.

Suffix

-arium

  1. A place associated with a specified thing.
  2. A device associated with a specified function.

Usage notes

Derived terms

Latin

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ārium n (genitive -āriī); second declension

  1. Used to form nouns denoting an place where things are kept from other nouns.
    armārium (“‘closet, chest’”) < arma (“‘weapons, tools’”)
    sōlārium (“‘sundial, house-top’”) < sōl (“‘sun’”)

Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative -ārium -āria
genitive -āriī -āriōrum
dative -āriō -āriīs
accusative -ārium -āria
ablative -āriō -āriīs
vocative -ārium -āria

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