LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

cellārius

cellārius m (genitive cellāriī or cellārī)

Meaning

  1. keeper of a storeroom, steward, butler

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecellāriuscellāriī
genitivecellāriī
cellārī		cellāriōrum
dativecellāriōcellāriīs
accusativecellāriumcellāriōs
ablativecellāriōcellāriīs
vocativecellāriecellāriī

cellārĭus, a, um (access. form
I. acc. plur. cellares, perh. for the purpose of avoiding the os four times repeated, Col. 8, 8, 1), adj. cella, of or pertaining to a storeroom: sagina, Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 31.—Hence,
II. Subst.: cellārĭus, ii, m., one who keeps provisions, a steward, butler, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 115; Col. 11, 1, 19; 12, 3, 9; 12, 4, 2; Plin. 19, 12, 62, § 188 al.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-der. Latin cella Latin -ārius Latin cellārius From cella (“storeroom, pantry”) + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Old East Slavicкела́рьfrom Byzantine Greek κελλάριος
  • Old Georgianკელარიfrom Byzantine Greek κελλάριος

Quick answers

What does cellārius mean in Latin?
cellārius, a noun, means “keeper of a storeroom, steward, butler”.
What is the genitive of cellārius?
The genitive singular is cellāriī. cellārius is masculine, second declension.