lectrum

lectrum

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin lēgō
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Italic *-trom
Latin -trum
Latin lēctrum

    From lēgō (“to read”) + -trum.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    lēctrum n (genitive lēctrī); second declension

    1. (Medieval Latin) A lectern
    2. (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, 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.
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