adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
argentārius1
argentārius (feminine argentāria, neuter argentārium)
Classical[ar.ɡɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ar.d͡ʒenˈtaː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectivesilvern
- adjectivemonetary
- adjectivefinancial
- adjectiverelationalbanking
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | argentārius | argentāria | argentārium |
| genitive | argentāriī | argentāriae | argentāriī |
| dative | argentāriō | argentāriae | argentāriō |
| accusative | argentārium | argentāriam | argentārium |
| ablative | argentāriō | argentāriā | argentāriō |
| vocative | argentārie | argentāria | argentārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | argentāriī | argentāriae | argentāria |
| genitive | argentāriōrum | argentāriārum | argentāriōrum |
| dative | argentāriīs | argentāriīs | argentāriīs |
| accusative | argentāriōs | argentāriās | argentāria |
| ablative | argentāriīs | argentāriīs | argentāriīs |
| vocative | argentāriī | argentāriae | argentāria |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- argentariam facere (Verr. 5. 59. 155)
- to be a banker.
- argentariam dissolvere (Caecin. 4. 11)
- to close one's bank, give up banking.
argentārĭus, a, um, adj. argentum.
I. Of or pertaining to silver (cf. argentum, I. A.):
metalla, silver-mines, Plin. 33, 5, 26, § 86: plumbum, a mixture of tin and lead, id. 34, 9, 20, § 95, and 34, 17, 48, § 160: creta, for polishing silver, tripoli, rottenstone, id. 35, 17, 58, § 199: faber, a worker in silver, silver-smith, Dig. 34, 2, 39.— II. Of or pertaining to money (cf. argentum, I. B. 2.):
amore pereo et inopiā argentariā, am dying of love and want of money, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 65; so, opes, possessions in money, id. Ep. 5, 2, 7: auxilium, pecuniary assistance, id. Ps. 1, 1, 103: sunt meretrices omnes elecebrae argentariae, enticers away of money, id. Men. 2, 3, 26: cura, care of money, Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 3: taberna, a banker's stall, bank, Liv. 26, 11; so, mensa, a banking-table, Dig. 2, 13, 4 al.—Hence subst. in all genders, like aerarius, harenarius, etc. (only thus in Cic., never as an adj.). A. argentārĭus, ii, m.
1. A money-changer, banker (by whom much business was transacted, since all business transactions were committed to writing by them; cf. Dig. 2, 13, 10), Plaut. As. 1, 1, 103; so id. ib. 1, 1, 113; id. Aul. 3, 5, 53; id. Pers. 3, 3, 29 al.; Cic. Caecin. 6:
argentarii tabulae, id. ib. 6; Suet. Aug. 2; id. Ner. 5.—2. (Sc. faber.) A silver-smith, Vulg. Jud. 17, 4; ib. Sap. 15, 9; ib. Isa. 40, 19:
Demetrius, argentarius faciens aedes argenteas Dianae, ib. Act. 19, 24; Inscr. Orell. 913; 995; 4146.—B. argentārĭa, ae, f. (sc. taberna).
1. A banking-house, a bank, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 47; so id. ib. 1, 1, 51; id. Ep. 2, 2, 15; Liv. 9, 40; 26, 27; 40, 51.—
2. (sc. ars.) The vocation or employment of a bank er or broker:
M. Fulcinius, qui Romae argentariam non ignobilem fecit, Cic. Caecin. 4: argentariā dissolutā, after the dissolution, closing up, of the bank, id. ib. 4: exercere, Dig. 2, 13, 4: administrare, ib. 2, 13, 4.—3. (Sc. fodina; cf.: aeraria, harenaria, ferraria, etc.) A silver-mine, Liv. 34, 21; Tac. A. 6, 19 (conj. of Weissenb.).—*
C. argentārĭum, ii, n., a place for keeping silver, a cupboard or safe for plate, Dig. 34, 2, 19, § 8.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
argentārius adj.
argentum, of money: cura, care of money, T.: taberna, a banker's shop, L.— As subst m., a money - changer, banker, C. — As subst f. (sc. taberna), a banking-house, bank, L. — (Sc. ars) the business of a banker: argentariam facere. — (Sc. fodina) a silver-mine, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ŕ̥ǵn̥tom
- Proto-Italic*argentom
- Latinargentārius
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin argentārius From argentum (“silver”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).