cellarium

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin cellārium (storeroom). Doublet of cellar.

Noun

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cellarium (plural cellaria)

  1. (historical) A cellar used for storage in an abbey.

Latin

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Etymology

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From cella (closet, hut, granary) +‎ -ārium (re-substantivation), via *cellārius (relating to closets, huts, granaries).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cellārium n (genitive cellāriī or cellārī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) storeroom, larder, cellar, pantry

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cellārium cellāria
Genitive cellāriī
cellārī1
cellāriōrum
Dative cellāriō cellāriīs
Accusative cellārium cellāria
Ablative cellāriō cellāriīs
Vocative cellārium cellāria

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

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