promptuarium

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Latin

Etymology

From prōmptus (“readiness”) +‎ -ārium (of purpose), via *promptuārius. The u in the spelling is due to the fourth declension noun.

Noun

prōmptuārium n (genitive prōmptuāriī or prōmptuārī); second declension

  1. cupboard, storeroom
  2. repository

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prōmptuārium prōmptuāria
Genitive prōmptuāriī
prōmptuārī1 		prōmptuāriōrum
Dative prōmptuāriō prōmptuāriīs
Accusative prōmptuārium prōmptuāria
Ablative prōmptuāriō prōmptuāriīs
Vocative prōmptuārium prōmptuāria

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

  • English: promptuary (“preparatory”) (archaic)
  • Italian: prontuario (“handbook”)

References

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