# oratorium
## Dutch
### Etymology

From Latin ōrātōrium (“place of prayer, oratory”), substantive of ōrātōrius (“oratorical”), from ōrātor (“public speaker, orator”) + -ōrius.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /oː.raːˈtoː.ri.ʏm/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ora‧to‧ri‧um

### Noun

oratorium n (plural oratoria or oratoriums, diminutive oratoriumpje n)
* (religion, chiefly Christianity) an oratorio, a religiously-themed semi-operatic form of music
    Händels Messiah is wellicht het beroemste oratorium.Händel's Messiah is probably the most famous oratorio.
* (Roman Catholicism) a prayer room or small chapel
    Synonyms: bidkapel, gebedsruimte

#### Related terms

* Oratoriaan m

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: oratorium

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch oratorium, from Latin ōrātōrium (“place of prayer, oratory”), substantive of ōrātōrius (“oratorical”), from ōrātor (“public speaker, orator”) + -ōrius.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɔrat̪oˈriʊm]
* Hyphenation: ora‧to‧ri‧um

### Noun

oratorium (plural oratorium-oratorium)
* (Christianity, Roman Catholicism, music) an oratorio, a religiously-themed semi-operatic form of music
* (Roman Catholicism) a prayer room or small chapel
    Synonym: kapel

#### Related terms

* orasi
* orator

### Further reading

* “oratorium” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Latin
### Adjective

ōrātōrium
* inflection of ōrātōrius:
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
** accusative masculine singular

### References

* "oratorium", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Medieval Latin oratorium.

### Noun

oratorium n (definite singular oratoriet, indefinite plural oratorier, definite plural oratoria or oratoriene)
* (music) an oratorio

### References

* “oratorium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “oratorium” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Medieval Latin oratorium.

### Noun

oratorium n (definite singular oratoriet, indefinite plural oratorium, definite plural oratoria)
* (music) an oratorio

### References

* “oratorium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ōrātōrium.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔ.raˈtɔ.rjum/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔrjum
* Syllabification: o‧ra‧to‧rium

### Noun

oratorium n (related adjective oratoryjny)
* (Christianity) oratorio (musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery, or acting)
* (Roman Catholicism) oratory (Roman Catholic chapel; a building for public or private worship that is not a parish church)
* (Roman Catholicism) oratory (meeting place for children and young people where they receive help and care, run by the Salesians of Don Bosco)

#### Related terms

* oratorski
* oratorsko
* orator
* oratoria
* oratorianin
* oratorka
* oratorstwo

### Further reading

* oratorium in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* oratorium in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* oratorium in PWN's encyclopedia

## Swedish
### Noun

oratorium c
* (music) an oratorio
    Juloratorietthe Christmas Oratorio (also the name of a book)

#### Declension
### References

* oratorium in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* oratorium in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* oratorium in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)