macellarius

Latin

Etymology

From macellum (“provision market”) +‎ -ārius.

Pronunciation

Noun

macellārius m (genitive macellāriī or macellārī); second declension

  1. butcher
    Synonyms: carnifex, laniātor, lanius, laniō

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative macellārius macellāriī
genitive macellāriī
macellārī1 		macellāriōrum
dative macellāriō macellāriīs
accusative macellārium macellāriōs
ablative macellāriō macellāriīs
vocative macellārie macellāriī

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

Descendants

  • Occitan: maselièr
  • Greek: μακελάρης (makeláris)
  • Italian: macellaio
  • Romanian: măcelar
  • Romansch: mazler
  • Sardinian: macedhaju

Adjective

macellārius (feminine macellāria, neuter macellārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) butcher or meat seller

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative macellārius macellāria macellārium macellāriī macellāriae macellāria
genitive macellāriī macellāriae macellāriī macellāriōrum macellāriārum macellāriōrum
dative macellāriō macellāriae macellāriō macellāriīs
accusative macellārium macellāriam macellārium macellāriōs macellāriās macellāria
ablative macellāriō macellāriā macellāriō macellāriīs
vocative macellārie macellāria macellārium macellāriī macellāriae macellāria

References

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