LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

carbōnārius1

carbōnārius (feminine carbōnāria, neuter carbōnārium)
Classical[kar.boːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kar.boˈnaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or relating to charcoal
  2. adjectivecharcoal-grey

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecarbōnāriuscarbōnāriacarbōnārium
genitivecarbōnāriīcarbōnāriaecarbōnāriī
dativecarbōnāriōcarbōnāriaecarbōnāriō
accusativecarbōnāriumcarbōnāriamcarbōnārium
ablativecarbōnāriōcarbōnāriācarbōnāriō
vocativecarbōnāriecarbōnāriacarbōnārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecarbōnāriīcarbōnāriaecarbōnāria
genitivecarbōnāriōrumcarbōnāriārumcarbōnāriōrum
dativecarbōnāriīscarbōnāriīscarbōnāriīs
accusativecarbōnāriōscarbōnāriāscarbōnāria
ablativecarbōnāriīscarbōnāriīscarbōnāriīs
vocativecarbōnāriīcarbōnāriaecarbōnāria

carbōnārĭus, a, um, adj. 1. carbo,
I. of or relating to charcoal: negotium, traffic in charcoal, Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 72.—
II. Subst.
A. carbōnārĭus, i, m., a burner of charcoal, a collier, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 2; Inscr. Orell. 4302.—
B. carbōnārĭa, ae, f.
1. (Sc. fornax.) A furnace for charcoal, Tert. Car. Christ. 6.—
2. (Sc. femina.) The Charcoal-Woman, the title of a lost play by Plautus, Fest. p. 30, 27 Müll.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  2. Latincarbōnārius

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin carbōnārius From carbō (“charcoal, coal”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

noun · masculinesecond declension
carbōnārius2
carbōnārius m (genitive carbōnāriī or carbōnārī)
Classical[kar.boːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kar.boˈnaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. charcoal burner
  2. collier

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecarbōnāriuscarbōnāriī
genitivecarbōnāriī
carbōnārī
carbōnāriōrum
dativecarbōnāriōcarbōnāriīs
accusativecarbōnāriumcarbōnāriōs
ablativecarbōnāriōcarbōnāriīs
vocativecarbōnāriecarbōnāriī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  2. Latincarbōnārius

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin carbōnārius From carbō (“charcoal, coal”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

Descendants
  • Frenchcharbonnier
  • Englishcharbonnierfrom French charbonnier
  • Italiancarbonaio
  • Italiancarbonario
  • Portuguesecarvoeiro
  • Romaniancărbunar
  • Sardiniancarbonaju
  • Sardiniancalbunàju
  • Sardiniancarbonàrgiu
  • Sardiniancarbonarju

Quick answers

What does carbōnārius mean in Latin?
carbōnārius, a adjective, means “of or relating to charcoal; charcoal-grey”.
How do you pronounce carbōnārius?
In classical Latin, [kar.boːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kar.boˈnaː.ri.us].
Where does carbōnārius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? → Latin carbōnārius.