different between abecedarius vs abecedarian

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin abeced?rius, from Late Latin.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?e?.bi?si?dæ?.i.?s/

Noun

abecedarius (plural abecedariuses or abecedarii)

1. An acrostic poem in which the lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in sequence.

References

Latin

Etymology

From the first four letters of Latin's alphabet, ? b? c? d?, + -arius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.be.ke?da?.ri.us/, [äb?k??d?ä??i?s?]
• (Vulgar) IPA^(key): /a.be.ke?da?.ri.us/, [a?eke?da?r??s]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.be.t??e?da.ri.us/, [?b?t????d????ius]

Adjective

abeced?rius (feminine abeced?ria, neuter abeced?rium); first/second-declension adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the alphabet—alphabetical, alphabetic.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms

• abeced?ria
• abeced?rium

Descendants

• English: abecedarius
• French: abécédaire
• Romanian: abecedar

Noun

abeced?rius m (genitive abeced?ri? or abeced?r?); second declension

1. One who learns the ABCs.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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

References

• abecedarius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• abecedarius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• abecedarius in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

English

Alternative forms

• abecedary

Etymology

From Late Latin abecedarius (from the first four letters of the Latin alphabet + -arius). Equivalent to abecedary +? -an. Compare abecedary.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /e?.bi?.si??d??.??.?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?e?.bi?si?d?.?i.?n/, /?e?.bi?si?dæ?.i.?n/

Noun

abecedarian (plural abecedarians)

1. Someone who is learning the alphabet. [Early 17^th century.]
2. An elementary student, a novice; one in the early steps of learning. [Early 17^th century.]
3. (archaic) Someone engaged in teaching the alphabet; an elementary teacher; one that teaches the methods and principles of learning. [Early 17^th century.]
4. (rhetoric) A work which uses words or lines in alphabetical order.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:beginner

Adjective

abecedarian (comparative more abecedarian, superlative most abecedarian)

1. (now rare) Pertaining to someone learning the alphabet or basic studies; elementary; rudimentary. [Mid 17^th century.]
2. Pertaining to the alphabet, or several alphabets. [Mid 17^th century.]
3. Arranged in an alphabetical manner. [Mid 17^th century.]
4. Relating to or resembling an abecedarius.

Derived terms

References