sanctuarium

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Latin

Etymology

Possibly sanctus (“holy”) +‎ -ārium (improperly for an adjective), via *sanctuārius, (relating to sanctity). But the u, which is unexpected for the second declension, makes this doubtful. The Late Latin noun sanctus post-dates sanctuārium by several centuries.

Noun

sānctuārium n (genitive sānctuāriī or sānctuārī); second declension

  1. prince's lockbox
  2. (Late Latin) shrine, sanctuary
  3. (Late Latin) relics of a saint; a case for such relics

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative sānctuārium sānctuāria
genitive sānctuāriī
sānctuārī1 		sānctuāriōrum
dative sānctuāriō sānctuāriīs
accusative sānctuārium sānctuāria
ablative sānctuāriō sānctuāriīs
vocative sānctuārium sānctuāria

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

Descendants

References

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