breviarium

See also: breviárium

Latin

Etymology

From brevis (“short”) + -arium

Noun

breviārium n (genitive breviāriī); second declension

  1. A short piece of writing: a brief, a report
  2. A shortened piece of writing, variously:
    1. A summary, abstract, or overview
      Eutropii Breviarium Historiae Romanae
      Eutropius's Summary of Roman History
    2. (literary) A epitome or abridgment
    3. (ecclesiastical) A breviary

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative breviārium breviāria
Genitive breviāriī breviāriōrum
Dative breviāriō breviāriīs
Accusative breviārium breviāria
Ablative breviāriō breviāriīs
Vocative breviārium breviāria

References
  • breviarium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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