What does bibliothēcārius mean in Latin?

bibliothēcārius, a noun, means “librarian”.

What is the genitive of bibliothēcārius?

The genitive singular is bibliothēcāriī. bibliothēcārius is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [bɪ.bli.ɔ.tʰeːˈkaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bi.bli.o.teˈkaː.ri.us].

English words that go back to Latin bibliothēcārius include bibliothecarian, bibliothecarial and bibliothecary.

noun · masculinesecond declension

bibliothēcārius m (genitive bibliothēcāriī or bibliothēcārī)

Classical[bɪ.bli.ɔ.tʰeːˈkaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[bi.bli.o.teˈkaː.ri.us]

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	bibliothēcārius	bibliothēcāriī
genitive	bibliothēcāriī bibliothēcārī	bibliothēcāriōrum
dative	bibliothēcāriō	bibliothēcāriīs
accusative	bibliothēcārium	bibliothēcāriōs
ablative	bibliothēcāriō	bibliothēcāriīs
vocative	bibliothēcārie	bibliothēcāriī

biblĭŏthēcārĭus, ii, m. id.,

I. a librarian (late Lat.), M. Aurel. ap. Fronto Ep. ad M. Caes. 4, 5: bibliothecarius qui codices servat, Gloss. Isid.

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin bibliothēcārius From bibliothēca (“library”) + -ārius.

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