LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

apiārius

apiārius m (genitive apiāriī or apiārī)
Classical[a.piˈaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.piˈaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. an apiarist, an apiculturist, a beekeeper

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapiāriusapiāriī
genitiveapiāriī
apiārī		apiāriōrum
dativeapiāriōapiāriīs
accusativeapiāriumapiāriōs
ablativeapiāriōapiāriīs
vocativeapiārieapiāriī

ăpĭārĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. relating to bees; only subst.,
I. ăpĭārĭus, ii, m., a bee-keeper, Plin. 21, 10, 31, § 56.—
II. ăpĭ-ārĭum, ii, n., a bee-house, beehive (prob. first introd. by Columella into the written lang.; cf. Gell. 2, 20, 8), Col. 9, 5, 1; so id. 9, 3, 4; 9, 5, 6; 9, 7, 1; 9, 12, 4 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin apiārius From apis (“a bee”) + -ārius (“agent of use”, “-keeper”).

Insular Romance
  • Sardinianabialzu
Italo-Romance
  • Italianapiaio
  • Sicilianaparu

Quick answers

What does apiārius mean in Latin?
apiārius, a noun, means “an apiarist, an apiculturist, a beekeeper”.
What is the genitive of apiārius?
The genitive singular is apiāriī. apiārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce apiārius?
In classical Latin, [a.piˈaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.piˈaː.ri.us].