adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
aurārius1
aurārius (feminine aurāria, neuter aurārium)
Classical[au̯ˈraː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈraː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf, pertaining to or used for gold.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aurārius | aurāria | aurārium |
| genitive | aurāriī | aurāriae | aurāriī |
| dative | aurāriō | aurāriae | aurāriō |
| accusative | aurārium | aurāriam | aurārium |
| ablative | aurāriō | aurāriā | aurāriō |
| vocative | aurārie | aurāria | aurārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aurāriī | aurāriae | aurāria |
| genitive | aurāriōrum | aurāriārum | aurāriōrum |
| dative | aurāriīs | aurāriīs | aurāriīs |
| accusative | aurāriōs | aurāriās | aurāria |
| ablative | aurāriīs | aurāriīs | aurāriīs |
| vocative | aurāriī | aurāriae | aurāria |
aurārĭus, a, um, adj. aurum.
I. Of or pertaining to gold, golden, gold-: statera, Varr. ap. Non. p. 455, 21:
metalla, gold-mines, Plin. 37, 12, 74, § 193: fornax, for smelting gold, id. 34, 13, 34, § 132: negotium, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 51: canon, a tax upon purchase and sale, Cod. 10, 47, 10; cf.: auraria pensitatio, ib. 11, 61, 2; and absol. auraria, ib. 12, 6, 29.—Hence, II. Subst.
A. aurārĭ-us, ii, m., a worker in gold, a goldsmith, Inscr. Orell. 3096.—
B. aurārĭa, ae, f.
a. (Sc. fodina.) A gold-mine, Tac. A. 6, 19. —
b. A female worker in gold, or a golddealer, Inscr. Orell. 4065 (v. Orell. ad h. l.).
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-der. Proto-Italic *auzom Latin aurum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin aurārius From aurum (“gold”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).
Descendants
- Romanianaurar