LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

bīnārius

bīnārius (feminine bīnāria, neuter bīnārium)
Classical[biːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[biˈnaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivedual (containing or consisting of two things)
  2. adjectiveconstituted by, or being related to something which is constituted by two elements of similar importance, consequence, or significance
  3. adjectivebinary

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebīnāriusbīnāriabīnārium
genitivebīnāriībīnāriaebīnāriī
dativebīnāriōbīnāriaebīnāriō
accusativebīnāriumbīnāriambīnārium
ablativebīnāriōbīnāriābīnāriō
vocativebīnāriebīnāriabīnārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebīnāriībīnāriaebīnāria
genitivebīnāriōrumbīnāriārumbīnāriōrum
dativebīnāriīsbīnāriīsbīnāriīs
accusativebīnāriōsbīnāriāsbīnāria
ablativebīnāriīsbīnāriīsbīnāriīs
vocativebīnāriībīnāriaebīnāria

bīnārĭus, a, um, adj. bini,
I. that contains or consists of two: formae, i.e. coins of the value of two gold pieces, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 39.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin bīnārius From bīnus + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Catalanbinari
  • Frenchbinaire
  • Englishbinaryfrom French binaire
  • Italianbinario
  • Portuguesebinário
  • Spanishbinario
  • Galicianbinario

Quick answers

What does bīnārius mean in Latin?
bīnārius, a adjective, means “dual (containing or consisting of two things); constituted by, or being related to something which is constituted by two elements of similar importance, consequence, or significance; binary”.
How do you pronounce bīnārius?
In classical Latin, [biːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [biˈnaː.ri.us].