LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

arbitrārius

arbitrārius (feminine arbitrāria, neuter arbitrārium)
Classical[ar.bɪˈtraː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ar.biˈtraː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivearbitrating
  2. adjectivearbitrary

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativearbitrāriusarbitrāriaarbitrārium
genitivearbitrāriīarbitrāriaearbitrāriī
dativearbitrāriōarbitrāriaearbitrāriō
accusativearbitrāriumarbitrāriamarbitrārium
ablativearbitrāriōarbitrāriāarbitrāriō
vocativearbitrāriearbitrāriaarbitrārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativearbitrāriīarbitrāriaearbitrāria
genitivearbitrāriōrumarbitrāriārumarbitrāriōrum
dativearbitrāriīsarbitrāriīsarbitrāriīs
accusativearbitrāriōsarbitrāriāsarbitrāria
ablativearbitrāriīsarbitrāriīsarbitrāriīs
vocativearbitrāriīarbitrāriaearbitrāria

arbī^trārĭus, a, um, adj. arbiter.
I. Of arbitration, arbitrating, done by way of arbitration: formula, Gai Inst. 4, 163: actio, Dig. 13, 4, 2; cf. Zimmern, Rechtsgesch. 3 B, §§ 67 and 68.—Hence,
II. Transf.
A. In Plaut. (with ref. to the distinction in law lang. between certus and arbitrarius: judicium est pecuniae certae, arbitrium incertae, Cic. Rosc. Com. 4; cf. Zimmern, Rechtsgesch. 3 B, § 57) = incertus, uncertain, not sure: hoc certum est, non arbitrarium, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 216.—Adv.: arbī^trārĭō: nunc pol ego perii certo, non arbitrario, there's no mistake about it, Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 42 (the only adv. of this word in use).—
B. Depending on the will, arbitrary (cf. precarius): motus in arteriā naturalis, non arbitrarius, Gell. 18, 10 fin.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin arbitrārius From arbiter + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Catalanarbitrari
  • Englisharbitrary
  • Frencharbitraire
  • Italianarbitrario
  • Portuguesearbitrário
  • Romanianarbitrar
  • Spanisharbitrario
  • Asturianarbitrariu

In English words that came into English from arbitrārius

  • arbitraryarbitrārius

Quick answers

What does arbitrārius mean in Latin?
arbitrārius, a adjective, means “arbitrating; arbitrary”.
How do you pronounce arbitrārius?
In classical Latin, [ar.bɪˈtraː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ar.biˈtraː.ri.us].