legendarium

See also: Legendarium

English

Etymology

Neuter form of Medieval Latin legendarius, from Latin legendus.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /lɛd͡ʒ.(ə)nˈdɛəɹ.i.əm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /lɛd͡ʒ.ənˈdɛɹ.i.əm/

Noun

legendarium (plural legendaria)

1. A literary collection of legends, particularly those detailing the life of a saint.

   Synonym: legendary

   • 1866 February, George Stephens, “Scandinavian Book-Lore”, in Sylvanus Urban [pseudonym; Edward Cave], editor, The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, volume I (new series; volume CCXX since the commencement), London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co., 11, Bouverie Street, page 183:

     The same society [the Swedish Old-text Society] has begun a continuation of the Old-Swedish Legendarium (in 2 volumes), edited for the society by Professor Stephens.

2. (literature, in particular) The collected high fantasy writings of J. R. R. Tolkien relating to the fictional realm of Middle-earth and the universe in which it is set.
   • 2017 September 22, Vann R. Newkirk II, “Why 'The Hobbit' Isn't Outdated in the Age of 'Game of Thrones'”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” So began the legendarium that dominated a genre, changed Western literature and the field of linguistics, created a tapestry of characters and mythology that endured four generations, built an anti-war ethos that endured a World War and a Cold War, and spawned a multibillion-dollar media franchise.

See also

• Category:English terms derived from Tolkien's legendarium

Further reading

• Tolkien's legendarium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

legendarium

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin legendarium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛ.ɡɛnˈda.rjum/
• Rhymes: -arjum
• Syllabification: le‧gen‧da‧rium

Noun

legendarium n

1. (Roman Catholicism) legendarium, legendary (literary collection of legends, particularly those detailing the life of a saint)

   Synonym: legendarz

2. (literature) legendarium (collected high fantasy writings of J. R. R. Tolkien relating to the fictional realm of Middle-earth and the universe in which it is set)

Declension

Declension of legendarium

	singular	plural
nominative	legendarium	legendaria
genitive	legendarium	legendariów
dative	legendarium	legendariom
accusative	legendarium	legendaria
instrumental	legendarium	legendariami
locative	legendarium	legendariach
vocative	legendarium	legendaria

Further reading

• legendarium in Polish dictionaries at PWN