LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

clāviculārius

clāviculārius m (genitive clāviculāriī or clāviculārī)
Classical[kɫaː.wɪ.kʊˈɫaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kla.vi.kuˈlaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. jailer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeclāviculāriusclāviculāriī
genitiveclāviculāriī
clāviculārī		clāviculāriōrum
dativeclāviculāriōclāviculāriīs
accusativeclāviculāriumclāviculāriōs
ablativeclāviculāriōclāviculāriīs
vocativeclāviculārieclāviculāriī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kleh₂w-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kleh₂w-i-s
  3. Proto-Italic*klāwis
  4. Latinclāviculārius

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula Latin clāvicula Latin -ārius Latin clāviculārius From clāvicula (“little key”) + -ārius.

Quick answers

What does clāviculārius mean in Latin?
clāviculārius, a noun, means “jailer”.
What is the genitive of clāviculārius?
The genitive singular is clāviculāriī. clāviculārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce clāviculārius?
In classical Latin, [kɫaː.wɪ.kʊˈɫaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kla.vi.kuˈlaː.ri.us].
Where does clāviculārius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w- → Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂w-i-s → Proto-Italic *klāwis → Latin clāviculārius.