bursarius

Latin

Etymology

bursa (“purse”) +‎ -ārius.

Noun

bursārius m (genitive bursāriī or bursārī); second declension (Medieval Latin)

(Medieval Latin, Late Latin)

  1. a bursar
  2. a purse-maker
  3. a person who takes bribes

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative bursārius bursāriī
genitive bursāriī
bursārī1 		bursāriōrum
dative bursāriō bursāriīs
accusative bursārium bursāriōs
ablative bursāriō bursāriīs
vocative bursārie bursāriī

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

Descendants

  • English: bursar
  • Italian: borsaio
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