oratorium
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin ōrātōrium (“place of prayer, oratory”), substantive of ōrātōrius (“oratorical”), from ōrātor (“public speaker, orator”) + -ōrius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oː.raːˈtoː.ri.ʏm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ora‧to‧ri‧um
Noun
oratorium n (plural oratoria or oratoriums, diminutive oratoriumpje n)
- (religion, chiefly Christianity) An oratorio, a religiously-themed semi-operatic form of music.
- Händels Messiah is wellicht het beroemste oratorium.
- Händel's Messiah is probably the most famous oratorio.
- (Roman Catholicism) A prayer room or small chapel.
- Synonyms: bidkapel, gebedsruimte
Related terms
- Oratoriaan m
Descendants
- → Indonesian: oratorium
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch oratorium, from Latin ōrātōrium (“place of prayer, oratory”), substantive of ōrātōrius (“oratorical”), from ōrātor (“public speaker, orator”) + -ōrius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɔrat̪oˈriʊm]
- Hyphenation: ora‧to‧ri‧um
Noun
oratorium (first-person possessive oratoriumku, second-person possessive oratoriummu, third-person possessive oratoriumnya)
- (Christianity, Roman Catholicism, music) An oratorio, a religiously-themed semi-operatic form of music.
- (Roman Catholicism) A prayer room or small chapel.
- Synonym: kapel
Related terms
- orasi
- orator
Further reading
- “oratorium” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Adjective
ōrātōrium
- inflection of ōrātōrius:
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
- accusative masculine singular
References
- oratorium in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Medieval Latin oratorium.
Noun
oratorium n (definite singular oratoriet, indefinite plural oratorier, definite plural oratoria or oratoriene)
- (music) an oratorio
References
- “oratorium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “oratorium” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Medieval Latin oratorium.
Noun
oratorium n (definite singular oratoriet, indefinite plural oratorium, definite plural oratoria)
- (music) an oratorio
References
- “oratorium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.