lararium
Latin
Etymology
From Larēs (“household gods”) + -ārium (“place for”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /laˈraː.ri.um/, [ɫaˈraː.ri.ũ]
Audio (Classical) (file)
Noun
larārium n (genitive larāriī); second declension
- in a Roman home, the part of the house set aside as a shrine or chapel for the household gods.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | larārium | larāria |
| Genitive | larāriī | larāriōrum |
| Dative | larāriō | larāriīs |
| Accusative | larārium | larāria |
| Ablative | larāriō | larāriīs |
| Vocative | larārium | larāria |
Related terms
- lār
- larālia
- Larēs
References
- lararium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lararium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- lararium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lararium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin