LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

caementārius1

caementārius m (genitive caementāriī or caementārī)
Classical[kae̯.mɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃe.menˈtaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. mason, stonemason, stonecutter, wall-builder
  2. worker in concrete

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaementāriuscaementāriī
genitivecaementāriī
caementārī		caementāriōrum
dativecaementāriōcaementāriīs
accusativecaementāriumcaementāriōs
ablativecaementāriōcaementāriīs
vocativecaementāriecaementāriī

caementārĭus, ii, m. caementum,
I. a stone-cutter, a mason, a builder of walls, Hier. Ep. 53, 6; Vulg. Amos, 7, 7.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin caementārius From caementum (“rubble, rough stone pieces, mortar”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

Descendants
  • Frenchcimentier
  • Italiancementario
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
caementārius2
caementārius (feminine caementāria, neuter caementārium)
Classical[kae̯.mɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃe.menˈtaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalmasonry, stonework

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecaementāriuscaementāriacaementārium
genitivecaementāriīcaementāriaecaementāriī
dativecaementāriōcaementāriaecaementāriō
accusativecaementāriumcaementāriamcaementārium
ablativecaementāriōcaementāriācaementāriō
vocativecaementāriecaementāriacaementārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecaementāriīcaementāriaecaementāria
genitivecaementāriōrumcaementāriārumcaementāriōrum
dativecaementāriīscaementāriīscaementāriīs
accusativecaementāriōscaementāriāscaementāria
ablativecaementāriīscaementāriīscaementāriīs
vocativecaementāriīcaementāriaecaementāria

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin caementārius From caementum (“rubble, rough stone pieces, mortar”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

Quick answers

What does caementārius mean in Latin?
caementārius, a noun, means “mason, stonemason, stonecutter, wall-builder; worker in concrete”.
What is the genitive of caementārius?
The genitive singular is caementāriī. caementārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce caementārius?
In classical Latin, [kae̯.mɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [t͡ʃe.menˈtaː.ri.us].