LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

fontānārius

fontānārius m (genitive fontānāriī or fontānārī)
Classical[fɔn.taːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[fon.taˈnaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. A plumber.
  2. A well digger, well master, well builder

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefontānārius
fontānāria, fontānārium		fontānāriī
fontānāriae, fontānāria
genitivefontānāriī
fontānāriae		fontānāriōrum
fontānāriārum
dativefontānāriō
fontānāriae		fontānāriīs
accusativefontānārium
fontānāriam		fontānāriōs
fontānāriās, fontānāria
ablativefontānāriō
fontānāriā		fontānāriīs
vocativefontānārie
fontānāria, fontānārium		fontānāriī
fontānāriae, fontānāria

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin fontānārius From fontāna (“fountain, source”) + -ārius. Compare Spanish fontanero, Galician fontaneiro, French fontainier.

Quick answers

What does fontānārius mean in Latin?
fontānārius, a noun, means “A plumber.; A well digger, well master, well builder”.
What is the genitive of fontānārius?
The genitive singular is fontānāriī. fontānārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce fontānārius?
In classical Latin, [fɔn.taːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fon.taˈnaː.ri.us].