adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
ferrārius1
ferrārius (feminine ferrāria, neuter ferrārium)
Classical[fɛrˈraː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ferˈraː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof, or relating to iron
- adjectiveof, or relating to a blacksmith
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ferrārius | ferrāria | ferrārium |
| genitive | ferrāriī | ferrāriae | ferrāriī |
| dative | ferrāriō | ferrāriae | ferrāriō |
| accusative | ferrārium | ferrāriam | ferrārium |
| ablative | ferrāriō | ferrāriā | ferrāriō |
| vocative | ferrārie | ferrāria | ferrārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ferrāriī | ferrāriae | ferrāria |
| genitive | ferrāriōrum | ferrāriārum | ferrāriōrum |
| dative | ferrāriīs | ferrāriīs | ferrāriīs |
| accusative | ferrāriōs | ferrāriās | ferrāria |
| ablative | ferrāriīs | ferrāriīs | ferrāriīs |
| vocative | ferrāriī | ferrāriae | ferrāria |
ferrārĭus, a, um, adj. ferrum,
I. belonging to or occupied with iron.
I. Prop.:
fabri, blacksmiths, Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 47: NEGOTIATOR, an iron-monger, Inscr. Grut. 640, 2 and 4: metalla, iron-mines, Plin. 35, 6, 15, § 35: officina, a smith's shop, smithy, id. 35, 15, 51, § 182: aqua, for quenching the red-hot iron, id. 28, 16, 63, § 226: faber, Vulg. 1 Reg. 13, 19.—II. Subst.
A. ferrārĭus, ii, m., a blacksmith, a smith, Sen. Ep. 56, 4; Pall. 1, 6, 2; Firm. Math. 4, 7 med.; Inscr. Orell. 4066.—
B. ferrārĭa, ae, f.
1. An iron-mine, iron-works: sunt in his regionibus ferrariae, argenti fodinae pulcherrimae, Cato ap. Gell. 2, 22, 29; Caes. B. G. 7, 22, 2; Liv. 34, 21, 7; Inscr. Orell. 1239.—
2. (Sc. herba.) The plant vervain, App. Herb. 65 and 72.
Origins
substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin ferrārius From ferrum (“iron”) + -ārius.
In English words that came into English from ferrārius
- farrierferrārius