alvearium
Latin
Etymology
From alveus (“hollow, belly, vessel, beehive”) + -ārium (re-substantivation), via *alveārius (relating to hollows, etc.).
Noun
alveārium n (genitive alveāriī); second declension
- beehive
- apiary
- trough for kneading
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alveārium | alveāria |
| Genitive | alveāriī | alveāriōrum |
| Dative | alveāriō | alveāriīs |
| Accusative | alveārium | alveāria |
| Ablative | alveāriō | alveāriīs |
| Vocative | alveārium | alveāria |
Synonyms
- alvear
Descendants
- Dalmatian: alviar
- ⇒ Galician: alvariza
- Spanish: alveario
References
alvearium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alvearium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette