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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

antīquārius1

antīquārius (feminine antīquāria, neuter antīquārium)
Classical[an.tiːˈkʷaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[an.tiˈkʷaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveancient, antique (from antiquity)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeantīquāriusantīquāriaantīquārium
genitiveantīquāriīantīquāriaeantīquāriī
dativeantīquāriōantīquāriaeantīquāriō
accusativeantīquāriumantīquāriamantīquārium
ablativeantīquāriōantīquāriāantīquāriō
vocativeantīquārieantīquāriaantīquārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeantīquāriīantīquāriaeantīquāria
genitiveantīquāriōrumantīquāriārumantīquāriōrum
dativeantīquāriīsantīquāriīsantīquāriīs
accusativeantīquāriōsantīquāriāsantīquāria
ablativeantīquāriīsantīquāriīsantīquāriīs
vocativeantīquāriīantīquāriaeantīquāria

antīquārĭus, a, um, adj. antiquus,
I. pertaining to antiquity.
I. Adj.: ars, the art of reading and copying ancient MSS., Hier. Ep. ad Flor. 5, 1.—Hence,
II. Subst.: antīquārĭus, ii, m.
A. One that is fond of or employs himself about antiquities, an antiquarian, antiquary (post-Aug.): nec quemquam adeo antiquarium puto, ut, etc., Tac. Or. 21; * Suet. Aug. 86.—Also * antī-quārĭa, ae, f., she that is fond of antiquity, a female antiquarian, Juv. 6, 454.—
B. One that understands reading and copying ancient MSS., Cod. Th. 4, 8, 2; Aus. Ep. 16 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti-h₃kʷ-o-s
  6. Latinantīquārius

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin antīquārius From antīquus (“ancient”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

In English words that came into English from antīquārius

  • antiquaryantīquārius
noun · masculinesecond declension
antīquārius2
antīquārius m (genitive antīquāriī or antīquārī)
Classical[an.tiːˈkʷaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[an.tiˈkʷaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. antiquarian, antiquary (especially a student of ancient manuscripts)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeantīquāriusantīquāriī
genitiveantīquāriī
antīquārī		antīquāriōrum
dativeantīquāriōantīquāriīs
accusativeantīquāriumantīquāriōs
ablativeantīquāriōantīquāriīs
vocativeantīquārieantīquāriī

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

antiquarius ī, m
an antiquarian, Ta., O.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti-h₃kʷ-o-s
  6. Latinantīquārius

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin antīquārius From antīquus (“ancient”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

Descendants
  • Catalanantiquari
  • Frenchantiquaire
  • Italianantiquario
  • Portugueseantiquário
  • Spanishanticuario
  • Galiciananticuario
  • Siciliananticariu

Quick answers

What does antīquārius mean in Latin?
antīquārius, a adjective, means “ancient, antique (from antiquity)”.
How do you pronounce antīquārius?
In classical Latin, [an.tiːˈkʷaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.tiˈkʷaː.ri.us].
Where does antīquārius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti → Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti-h₃kʷ-o-s → Latin antīquārius.