lectrum

Latin

Etymology

From lēg(ō) (I 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).

Case 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.
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