adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
alimentārius1
alimentārius (feminine alimentāria, neuter alimentārium)
Meaning
- adjectivepertaining to or suitable for nourishing
- adjectiverelating to the apportionment of provisions among the poor
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alimentārius | alimentāria | alimentārium |
| genitive | alimentāriī | alimentāriae | alimentāriī |
| dative | alimentāriō | alimentāriae | alimentāriō |
| accusative | alimentārium | alimentāriam | alimentārium |
| ablative | alimentāriō | alimentāriā | alimentāriō |
| vocative | alimentārie | alimentāria | alimentārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | alimentāriī | alimentāriae | alimentāria |
| genitive | alimentāriōrum | alimentāriārum | alimentāriōrum |
| dative | alimentāriīs | alimentāriīs | alimentāriīs |
| accusative | alimentāriōs | alimentāriās | alimentāria |
| ablative | alimentāriīs | alimentāriīs | alimentāriīs |
| vocative | alimentāriī | alimentāriae | alimentāria |
ălĭmentārĭus, a, um, adj. alimentum,
I. pertaining to or suitable for nourishing (a legal term; in the class. per. only once; later in the lang. of law and in epitaphs).
I. Adj.: lex, relating to the apportionment of provisions among the poor, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6 Manut.:
causa, Dig. 2, 15, 8: ratio, ib. 48, 13, 4: res, Amm. 20, 8; cf. id. 21, 12.—II. Subst.: ălĭmentārĭus, i, m., one to whom means of subsistence has been left by will, Dig. 2, 15, 8 al.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
alimentārius adj.,
pertaining to nourishment lex, for distributing food among the poor, Cael. ap. C.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin alimentārius From alimentum + -ārius.