ostrearium

Latin

Etymology

From ostreārius (“pertaining to oysters”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /os.treˈaː.ri.um/, [ɔs̠t̪reˈäːriʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /os.treˈa.ri.um/, [ost̪reˈäːrium]

Adjective

ostreārium

1. inflection of ostreārius:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

Noun

ostreārium n (genitive ostreāriī or ostreārī); second declension

1. oyster bed

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	ostreārium	ostreāria
genitive	ostreāriī ostreārī1	ostreāriōrum
dative	ostreāriō	ostreāriīs
accusative	ostreārium	ostreāria
ablative	ostreāriō	ostreāriīs
vocative	ostreārium	ostreāria

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Related terms

• ostrea
• ostreārius
• ostreātus
• ostreōsus