LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

caligārius

caligārius m (genitive caligāriī or caligārī)
Classical[ka.lɪˈɡaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ka.liˈɡaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. shoemaker

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecaligāriuscaligāriī
genitivecaligāriī
caligārī		caligāriōrum
dativecaligāriōcaligāriīs
accusativecaligāriumcaligāriōs
ablativecaligāriōcaligāriīs
vocativecaligāriecaligāriī

călĭgārĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or pertaining to the soldier's boot: clavus, Plin. 34, 14, 41, § 143.—Hence, with sutor, Inscr. Grut. 649, 1.—As subst.: călĭgārĭus, ii, m., a maker of soldiers' boots, a shoemaker, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 33; Firm. Matth. 3, 12; Inscr. Spon. Misc. 220.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin caligārius From caliga (“leather shoe or boot”) + -ārius.

Descendants
  • ItalianCallegari
  • Piedmontesecalié

Quick answers

What does caligārius mean in Latin?
caligārius, a noun, means “shoemaker”.
What is the genitive of caligārius?
The genitive singular is caligāriī. caligārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce caligārius?
In classical Latin, [ka.lɪˈɡaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.liˈɡaː.ri.us].