LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

dentārius

dentārius (feminine dentāria, neuter dentārium)
Classical[dɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[denˈtaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivedental; of or pertaining to the teeth

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedentāriusdentāriadentārium
genitivedentāriīdentāriaedentāriī
dativedentāriōdentāriaedentāriō
accusativedentāriumdentāriamdentārium
ablativedentāriōdentāriādentāriō
vocativedentāriedentāriadentārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedentāriīdentāriaedentāria
genitivedentāriōrumdentāriārumdentāriōrum
dativedentāriīsdentāriīsdentāriīs
accusativedentāriōsdentāriāsdentāria
ablativedentāriīsdentāriīsdentāriīs
vocativedentāriīdentāriaedentāria

dentārĭus, a, um, adj. dens,
I. pertaining to the teeth (in the later medic. lang.): herba, i. e. that cures the toothache, Ap. Herb. 4, 8, 66.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  3. Proto-Italic*dents
  4. Latindentārius

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin dentārius From dēns (“tooth”) + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Italiandentario
  • Portuguesedentário
  • Spanishdentario

Quick answers

What does dentārius mean in Latin?
dentārius, a adjective, means “dental; of or pertaining to the teeth”.
How do you pronounce dentārius?
In classical Latin, [dɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [denˈtaː.ri.us].
Where does dentārius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts → Proto-Italic *dents → Latin dentārius.