LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

bursārius

bursārius m (genitive bursāriī or bursārī)

Meaning

  1. Late LatinMedieval Latina bursar
  2. Late LatinMedieval Latina purse-maker
  3. Late LatinMedieval Latina person who takes bribes

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebursāriusbursāriī
genitivebursāriī
bursārī
bursāriōrum
dativebursāriōbursāriīs
accusativebursāriumbursāriōs
ablativebursāriōbursāriīs
vocativebursāriebursāriī

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin bursārius From bursa (“purse”) + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Englishbursar
  • Italianborsaio

In English words that came into English from bursārius

  • bursarybursaria
  • bursarbursārius

Quick answers

What does bursārius mean in Latin?
bursārius, a noun, means “a bursar; a purse-maker; a person who takes bribes”.
What is the genitive of bursārius?
The genitive singular is bursāriī. bursārius is masculine, second declension.