English Explanatory Dictionary

abecedarius

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌeɪ.biˌsiˈdæɹ.i.əs/

Word forms

abecedarius abecedariuses abecedarii

Etymology

Etymology tree Egyptian 𓃾 (kꜣ)der. Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ)bor. Ancient Greek Α (A)bor. Etruscan 𐌀 (a)influ. Latin A Latin ā Latin bē Latin cē Latin dē blend Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin abecedāriusbor. English abecedarius Borrowed from New Latin abecedārius, from Late Latin. Doublet of abecedary.

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