lectrum
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Latin
Etymology
From lēg(ō) (“I read”) + -trum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈleː.ɡoː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.ɡo/,
Noun
lēctrum n (genitive lēctrī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) A lectern
- (Medieval Latin) A stand to support a lecturer's notes
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lēctrum | lēctra |
| genitive | lēctrī | lēctrōrum |
| dative | lēctrō | lēctrīs |
| accusative | lēctrum | lēctra |
| ablative | lēctrō | lēctrīs |
| vocative | lēctrum | lēctra |
References
- lectrum 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)
- lectrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.