LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

focārius1

focārius m (genitive focāriī or focārī)
Classical[fɔˈkaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[foˈkaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. a kitchen-boy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefocāriusfocāriī
genitivefocāriī
focārī		focāriōrum
dativefocāriōfocāriīs
accusativefocāriumfocāriōs
ablativefocāriōfocāriīs
vocativefocāriefocāriī

fŏcārĭus, ii, m., and fŏcārĭa, ae, f. focus,
I. a kitchen-boy; a kitchen-maid, cook.
I. Lit., Dig. 4, 9, 1, § 5; 33, 7, 12; 15; Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 37; Vulg. 1 Reg. 8, 13.—
II. Transf.: focaria, a housekeeper, concubine, Cod. Just. 5, 16, 2; Inscr. Orell. 2671 sq.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰegʷʰ-der.?
  3. Latinfocārius

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin focārius From focus (“fire”) + -ārius. Found in Late Latin.

Descendants
  • Portuguesefogueiro
  • Spanishfoguero
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
focārius2
focārius (feminine focāria, neuter focārium)
Classical[fɔˈkaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[foˈkaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivethat which concerns the hearth

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefocāriusfocāriafocārium
genitivefocāriīfocāriaefocāriī
dativefocāriōfocāriaefocāriō
accusativefocāriumfocāriamfocārium
ablativefocāriōfocāriāfocāriō
vocativefocāriefocāriafocārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefocāriīfocāriaefocāria
genitivefocāriōrumfocāriārumfocāriōrum
dativefocāriīsfocāriīsfocāriīs
accusativefocāriōsfocāriāsfocāria
ablativefocāriīsfocāriīsfocāriīs
vocativefocāriīfocāriaefocāria

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰegʷʰ-der.?
  3. Latinfocārius

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin focārius From focus (“fire”) + -ārius. Found in Late Latin.

Descendants
  • Catalanfoguer
  • Catalanfoguera
  • Englishfoyer
  • Frenchfoyer
  • Italianfocaia
  • Occitanfoguièr
  • Portuguesefogueira
  • Romanianfocar
  • Spanishhoguera
  • Asturianfoguera

Quick answers

What does focārius mean in Latin?
focārius, a noun, means “a kitchen-boy”.
What is the genitive of focārius?
The genitive singular is focāriī. focārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce focārius?
In classical Latin, [fɔˈkaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [foˈkaː.ri.us].
Where does focārius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-der.? → Latin focārius.