LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

apothēcārius

apothēcārius m (genitive apothēcāriī or apothēcārī)
Classical[a.pɔ.tʰeːˈkaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.po.teˈkaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. warehouseman, shopkeeper
  2. clerk
  3. druggist

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapothēcāriusapothēcāriī
genitiveapothēcāriī
apothēcārī		apothēcāriōrum
dativeapothēcāriōapothēcāriīs
accusativeapothēcāriumapothēcāriōs
ablativeapothēcāriōapothēcāriīs
vocativeapothēcārieapothēcāriī

ăpŏthēcārĭus, ii, m. apotheca,
I. a warehouseman, a clerk, Dig. 12, 58, 12, § 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό(ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο-(ăpo-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰédʰeh₁ti
  8. Ancient Greek τίθημι(títhēmi)
  9. Latinapothēcārius

Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi)der. Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē)bor. Latin apothēca Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin apothēcārius From apothēca + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Catalanapotecari
  • Frenchapothicairefrom Old French apotecaire
  • Englishapothecaryfrom Old French apotecaire
  • Spanishapotecario
  • Portugueseapotecário
  • Portugueseboticário
  • Romanianapotecar
  • GermanApothekerfrom Middle High German apotēker
  • Normanapotitchifrom Old French apotecaire
  • Normanapotiqu'siefrom Old French apotecaire

In English words that came into English from apothēcārius

  • apothecaryapothēcārius

Quick answers

What does apothēcārius mean in Latin?
apothēcārius, a noun, means “warehouseman, shopkeeper; clerk; druggist”.
What is the genitive of apothēcārius?
The genitive singular is apothēcāriī. apothēcārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce apothēcārius?
In classical Latin, [a.pɔ.tʰeːˈkaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.po.teˈkaː.ri.us].
Where does apothēcārius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Hellenic *apó → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-) → Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti → Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi) → Latin apothēcārius.