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noun · masculinesecond declension

ferentārius

ferentārius m (genitive ferentāriī or ferentārī)
Classical[fɛ.rɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[fe.renˈtaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. A member of a sort of light troop, who fought with missile weapons

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeferentāriusferentāriī
genitiveferentāriī
ferentārī		ferentāriōrum
dativeferentāriōferentāriīs
accusativeferentāriumferentāriōs
ablativeferentāriōferentāriīs
vocativeferentārieferentāriī

fĕrentārĭus, ii, m. Sanscr. dhvar-, laedere, destruere, Corss. Krit. Beitr. p. 178,
I. a sort of light troops who fought with missile weapons (syn. rorarii).
I. Prop.: ferentarii equites hi dicti, qui ea habebant arma, quae ferrentur, ut jaculum, Varr. L. L. 7, § 57 Müll.; cf. id. ap. Non. 520, 11 sq.: erant inter pedites, qui dicebantur funditores et ferentarii, qui praecipue in cornibus locabantur et a quibus pugnandi sumebatur exordium: sed hi et velocissimi et exercitatissimi legebantur, Veg. Mil. 1, 20; cf. also Paul. ex Fest. p. 85, 7; 93, 14; and 369, 5 Müll.: postquam eo ventum est, unde a ferentariis proelium committi posset, Sall. C. 60, 2.—Sing. collect.: ferentarius gravisque miles, illi telis adsultantes, hi conserto gradu, Tac. A. 12, 35.—*
II. Transf., one who is active or ready: illum tibi Ferentarium esse amicum inventum intellego, a friend ready to assist, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 55.

Origins

According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to pierce, strike”). Cognate with Latin feriō (“to hit”), Latin forō (“to bore”), English berry (“to beat, thrash”).

Quick answers

What does ferentārius mean in Latin?
ferentārius, a noun, means “A member of a sort of light troop, who fought with missile weapons”.
What is the genitive of ferentārius?
The genitive singular is ferentāriī. ferentārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce ferentārius?
In classical Latin, [fɛ.rɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fe.renˈtaː.ri.us].