adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
bēstiārius1
bēstiārius (feminine bēstiāria, neuter bēstiārium)
Classical[beːs.tiˈaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[bes.tiˈaː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or pertaining to beasts
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bēstiārius | bēstiāria | bēstiārium |
| genitive | bēstiāriī | bēstiāriae | bēstiāriī |
| dative | bēstiāriō | bēstiāriae | bēstiāriō |
| accusative | bēstiārium | bēstiāriam | bēstiārium |
| ablative | bēstiāriō | bēstiāriā | bēstiāriō |
| vocative | bēstiārie | bēstiāria | bēstiārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bēstiāriī | bēstiāriae | bēstiāria |
| genitive | bēstiāriōrum | bēstiāriārum | bēstiāriōrum |
| dative | bēstiāriīs | bēstiāriīs | bēstiāriīs |
| accusative | bēstiāriōs | bēstiāriās | bēstiāria |
| ablative | bēstiāriīs | bēstiāriīs | bēstiāriīs |
| vocative | bēstiāriī | bēstiāriae | bēstiāria |
bestĭārĭus, a, um, adj. id. I. B.,
I. of or pertaining to beasts:
ludus, a fight with beasts, Sen. Ep. 70, 20; 70, 22.—Usu. as subst.: bestĭārĭus, ii, m., one who fights with wild beasts in the public spectacles, a beast-fighter, θηριομάχης (persons hired, or criminals: the former with weapons, and as victors rewarded; the latter, unarmed, and sometimes bound, Vop. Aur. 37; Tert. Pud. 22): praeclara aedilitas! Unus leo, ducenti bestiarii, Cic. Sest. 64, 135: gladiatoribus et bestiariis obsedere rem publicam, id. Vatin. 17, 40; so id. Q. Fr. 2, 6, 5; Sen. Ben. 2, 19, 1: ludus bestiariorum, Sen. Ep. 70, 17; * Suet. Claud. 34.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰwes-der.?
- Latinbēstiārius
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin bēstiārius From bēstia (“beast”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).
Descendants
- Italianbestiaio