dulciarius

Latin

Etymology

From dulcia (sweet cakes) +‎ -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dulciārius (feminine dulciāria, neuter dulciārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to confectionery.
  2. Making sweetmeats.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative dulciārius dulciāria dulciārium dulciāriī dulciāriae dulciāria
genitive dulciāriī dulciāriae dulciāriī dulciāriōrum dulciāriārum dulciāriōrum
dative dulciāriō dulciāriae dulciāriō dulciāriīs
accusative dulciārium dulciāriam dulciārium dulciāriōs dulciāriās dulciāria
ablative dulciāriō dulciāriā dulciāriō dulciāriīs
vocative dulciārie dulciāria dulciārium dulciāriī dulciāriae dulciāria

Noun

dulciārius m (genitive dulciāriī or dulciārī); second declension

  1. confectioner, pastry cook

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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

References

  • dulciarius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dulciarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.