lectrum
Latin
Etymology
From lēg(ō) (“I read”) + -trum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫeː.ɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɛː.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.