lectrum

Latin

Etymology

From lēg(ō) (“I read”) +‎ -trum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈleː.ɡoː/, [ˈɫ̪eːɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.ɡo/, [ˈlɛːɡo]

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’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.