LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

arcuārius1

arcuārius (feminine arcuāria, neuter arcuārium)
Classical[ar.kuˈaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ar.kuˈaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalbow

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativearcuāriusarcuāriaarcuārium
genitivearcuāriīarcuāriaearcuāriī
dativearcuāriōarcuāriaearcuāriō
accusativearcuāriumarcuāriamarcuārium
ablativearcuāriōarcuāriāarcuāriō
vocativearcuāriearcuāriaarcuārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativearcuāriīarcuāriaearcuāria
genitivearcuāriōrumarcuāriārumarcuāriōrum
dativearcuāriīsarcuāriīsarcuāriīs
accusativearcuāriōsarcuāriāsarcuāria
ablativearcuāriīsarcuāriīsarcuāriīs
vocativearcuāriīarcuāriaearcuāria

arcŭārĭus, a, um, adj. arcus,
I. pertaining to the bow: fabricae, Veg. Mil. 2, 11. —Hence, subst.: arcŭārius, ii, m., a maker of bows, Dig. 50, 6, 6.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷos
  3. Proto-Italic*arkuos
  4. Latinarcuārius

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

In English words that came into English from arcuārius

  • archer*arcārius
noun · masculinesecond declension
arcuārius2
arcuārius m (genitive arcuāriī or arcuārī)
Classical[ar.kuˈaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ar.kuˈaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. A bowyer, bow-maker

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearcuāriusarcuāriī
genitivearcuāriī
arcuārī		arcuāriōrum
dativearcuāriōarcuāriīs
accusativearcuāriumarcuāriōs
ablativearcuāriōarcuāriīs
vocativearcuāriearcuāriī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷos
  3. Proto-Italic*arkuos
  4. Latinarcuārius

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

Descendants
  • Romanianarcarfrom Vulgar Latin *arcārius
  • Catalanarquerfrom Vulgar Latin *arcārius
  • Occitanarquièrfrom Vulgar Latin *arcārius
  • Portuguesearqueirofrom Vulgar Latin *arcārius
  • Spanisharquerofrom Vulgar Latin *arcārius
  • Old Frencharchierfrom Vulgar Latin *arcārius
  • Asturianarquerufrom Vulgar Latin *arcārius
  • Galicianarqueirofrom Vulgar Latin *arcārius

Quick answers

What does arcuārius mean in Latin?
arcuārius, a adjective, means “bow”.
How do you pronounce arcuārius?
In classical Latin, [ar.kuˈaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ar.kuˈaː.ri.us].
Where does arcuārius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos → Proto-Italic *arkuos → Latin arcuārius.