scrinium
Meaning
- (declension-2) case or chest for books or papers
- (declension-2) portfolio, briefcase
- (declension-2) desk (for writing)
- (Medieval-Latin, declension-2) chancery, archive, notarial department
- (Medieval-Latin, declension-2) reliquary
Synonyms
Translations
Bücherbrett
βιβλιοθήκη θησαυροφυλάκιο
bibliothèque
biblioteca
boekenkastFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈskriː.ni.ũː]
Etymology
Unknown, sometimes seen as an ur-cognate with the Proto-Slavic container name *krina and derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”), /skr/ being at least a typical onset of the Indo-European language group.
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