directorium

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin dīrēctōrium (literally guide). Doublet of directory.

Noun[edit]

directorium (plural directoria)

  1. (Christianity, historical) In the later Middle Ages, a Catholic liturgical guide for praying the Divine Office and Holy Mass.

Latin[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From dīrigō (direct to a place, guide, steer) +‎ -tōrium.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dīrēctōrium n (genitive dīrēctōriī or dīrēctōrī); second declension

  1. transport route
  2. guide

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dīrēctōrium dīrēctōria
Genitive dīrēctōriī
dīrēctōrī1
dīrēctōriōrum
Dative dīrēctōriō dīrēctōriīs
Accusative dīrēctōrium dīrēctōria
Ablative dīrēctōriō dīrēctōriīs
Vocative dīrēctōrium dīrēctōria

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

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: directorium
  • Middle English: directorie, dyrectorye

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