From Medieval Latin mortuārium (“receptacle for the dead; mortuary”), neuter form of mortuārius (“of or pertaining to the dead”), from Latin mortuus, perfect passive participle of morior (“I die”).
mortuarium n (plural mortuariums or mortuaria, diminutive mortuariumpje n)
mortuus (“corpse”) + -ārium (“place for”).
mortuārium n (genitive mortuāriī or mortuārī); second declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | mortuārium | mortuāria |
Genitive | mortuāriī mortuārī1 |
mortuāriōrum |
Dative | mortuāriō | mortuāriīs |
Accusative | mortuārium | mortuāria |
Ablative | mortuāriō | mortuāriīs |
Vocative | mortuārium | mortuāria |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).