LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

anniversārius

anniversārius (feminine anniversāria, neuter anniversārium, adverb anniversāriē)
Classical[an.nɪ.wɛrˈsaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[an.ni.verˈsaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveannual, yearly

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeanniversāriusanniversāriaanniversārium
genitiveanniversāriīanniversāriaeanniversāriī
dativeanniversāriōanniversāriaeanniversāriō
accusativeanniversāriumanniversāriamanniversārium
ablativeanniversāriōanniversāriāanniversāriō
vocativeanniversārieanniversāriaanniversārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeanniversāriīanniversāriaeanniversāria
genitiveanniversāriōrumanniversāriārumanniversāriōrum
dativeanniversāriīsanniversāriīsanniversāriīs
accusativeanniversāriōsanniversāriāsanniversāria
ablativeanniversāriīsanniversāriīsanniversāriīs
vocativeanniversāriīanniversāriaeanniversāria

annĭversārĭus, a, um, adj. annusverto,
I. that returns, happens, is used, etc., every year, returning or renewed annually, annual, yearly: sacra, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 39: Ecce solemnitas Domini est in Silo anniversaria, Vulg. Jud. 21, 19: festi dies, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48 fin.: (caeli) vicissitudines, the changes of the seasons of the year, id. N. D. 2, 38, 97; Varr. R. R. 1, 16, 4: arma, Liv. 4, 45; so, hostes, Flor. 1, 12: valetudines, Suet. Aug. 81: pervigilium, id. Galb. 4 al.—Adv.: annĭversārĭē, annually, Aug. Ep. 118 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*atnos?
  2. Latinanniversārius

Latin versus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin anniversarius From annus + versus + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Catalananiversari
  • Englishanniversary
  • Frenchanniversaire
  • GermanAnniversar
  • Italiananniversario
  • Occitananniversari
  • Portugueseaniversário
  • Romaniananiversar
  • Romaniananiversare
  • Spanishaniversario

In English words that came into English from anniversārius

  • anniversaryanniversāria

Quick answers

What does anniversārius mean in Latin?
anniversārius, a adjective, means “annual, yearly”.
How do you pronounce anniversārius?
In classical Latin, [an.nɪ.wɛrˈsaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.ni.verˈsaː.ri.us].
Where does anniversārius come from?
Proto-Italic *atnos? → Latin anniversārius.