LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

asinārius

asinārius (feminine asināria, neuter asinārium)
Classical[a.sɪˈnaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.s̬iˈnaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalass, donkey

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeasināriusasināriaasinārium
genitiveasināriīasināriaeasināriī
dativeasināriōasināriaeasināriō
accusativeasināriumasināriamasinārium
ablativeasināriōasināriāasināriō
vocativeasinārieasināriaasinārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeasināriīasināriaeasināria
genitiveasināriōrumasināriārumasināriōrum
dativeasināriīsasināriīsasināriīs
accusativeasināriōsasināriāsasināria
ablativeasināriīsasināriīsasināriīs
vocativeasināriīasināriaeasināria

ăsĭnārĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. pertaining or belonging to an ass: mola, a millstone turned by an ass, Cato, R. R. 10, 4; 11, 4; so Vulg. Matt. 18, 6; ib. Marc. 9, 41. —
II. Subst.
A. ăsĭnārĭus, ii, m., a keeper of asses, an ass-driver, Cato, R. R. 10, 1; 11, 1, Varr. R. R. 1, 18, 1.—
B. ăsĭnārĭa, ae, f., the title of a comedy of Plautus.—(That the Via Asinaria (Paul. ex Fest. s. v retricibus, p. 282 Müll.), a side branch of the Via Latina, and the Porta Asinaria, were named from asinus, since upon this street and through this gate asses brought vegetables, fruit, etc., to Rome, is justly questioned in Platner's Gesch. d. Stadt Rom, p. 663, in opp. to Müll. Roms Camp. I. pp. 3 and 4.)

Origins

Italo-Romance
  • Italianasinaio
  • Italianasinaro

Quick answers

What does asinārius mean in Latin?
asinārius, a adjective, means “ass, donkey”.
How do you pronounce asinārius?
In classical Latin, [a.sɪˈnaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.s̬iˈnaː.ri.us].