LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

calamārius

calamārius (feminine calamāria, neuter calamārium)
Classical[ka.ɫaˈmaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ka.laˈmaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelating to a writing reed

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecalamāriuscalamāriacalamārium
genitivecalamāriīcalamāriaecalamāriī
dativecalamāriōcalamāriaecalamāriō
accusativecalamāriumcalamāriamcalamārium
ablativecalamāriōcalamāriācalamāriō
vocativecalamāriecalamāriacalamārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecalamāriīcalamāriaecalamāria
genitivecalamāriōrumcalamāriārumcalamāriōrum
dativecalamāriīscalamāriīscalamāriīs
accusativecalamāriōscalamāriāscalamāria
ablativecalamāriīscalamāriīscalamāriīs
vocativecalamāriīcalamāriaecalamāria

călămārĭus, a, um, adj. calamus,
I. pertaining to a writing-reed: theca, a pencase, Suet. Claud. 35; cf. Mart. 19, 14.

Origins

From calamus (“reed, cane”) + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Italiancalamaio
  • Occitancalamarofrom Italian calamaio
  • Frenchcalmarfrom Italian calamaio
  • GermanKalmarfrom Italian calamaio
  • Romaniancalmarfrom Italian calamaio
  • Spanishcalamarfrom Italian calamaio
  • Italiancalamaro
  • Catalancalamarfrom Italian calamaro
  • Englishcalamarifrom Italian calamaro
  • Hebrewקלמרfrom Italian calamaio

In English words that came into English from calamārius

  • calamaricalamārius
  • calamarycalamārius

Quick answers

What does calamārius mean in Latin?
calamārius, a adjective, means “relating to a writing reed”.
How do you pronounce calamārius?
In classical Latin, [ka.ɫaˈmaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.laˈmaː.ri.us].