LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefifth declension

cariēs

cariēs f (genitive cariēī)
Classical[ˈka.ri.eːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.ri.es]

Meaning

  1. decay, rot, rottenness, corruption

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecariēscariēs
genitivecariēīcariērum
dativecariēīcariēbus
accusativecariemcariēs
ablativecariēcariēbus
vocativecariēscariēs

cărĭes, em, ē (other cases appear not to be in use), f.
I. Decay, caries (prop. of a hard, dry decay, not of rottenness); of wood, Varr. ap. Non. p. 83, 12; Vitr. 7, 3; Col. 11, 2; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 188; 16, 39, 76, § 197; 16, 40, 78, § 212; Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 27.— Of walls, Amm. 16, 2, 1.—Of bones, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 21, 24; Cels. 8, 2.—Of dry soil, Col. 3, 11.—Of the taste of old wine, flatness, Col. 3, 2, 17; Plin. 15, 2, 3, § 7; 23, 1, 22, § 40; 14, 4, 6, § 55.—Of old fiuit, Mart. 13, 29, 1.—Hence,
II. Trop., in ridicule, of old, withered persons: nemo illā vivit carie cariosior, Afran. ap. Non. p. 21, 27; Turp. ib.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱes-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*kazēō
  3. Latincariēs

Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin cariēs From careō (“to lack”) + -iēs.

Descendants
  • Catalanquera
  • Catalancàries
  • Englishcaries
  • Frenchcarie
  • Italiancarie
  • Portuguesecárie
  • Romaniancar
  • Romaniancarie
  • Spanishcaries
  • Spanishquera

Quick answers

What does cariēs mean in Latin?
cariēs, a noun, means “decay, rot, rottenness, corruption”.
What is the genitive of cariēs?
The genitive singular is cariēī. cariēs is feminine, fifth declension.
How do you pronounce cariēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.ri.eːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.ri.es].
Where does cariēs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱes-der.? → Proto-Italic *kazēō → Latin cariēs.