abecedarius

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

ăbĕcĕdārĭus, a, um [a, b, c, d], belonging to the alphabet, alphabetical (late Lat.).

I Adj. : psalmi, Aug. Retract. 1, 20. —

II Subst .

A ăbĕcĕdārĭus , ĭi, m., one who learns the a, b, c (eccl. Lat.). —

B ăbĕcĕdārĭa , ae, f., elementary instruction , Fulg. Myth. 3, 10. —

C ăbĕcĕdārĭum , ĭi, n., a, b, c, the alphabet (eccl. Lat.).