LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

fontarius

fontarius m (genitive fontariī or fontarī)
Classical[fɔnˈta.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[fonˈtaː.ri.us]

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativefontarius
fontaria, fontarium		fontariī
fontariae, fontaria
genitivefontariī
fontariae		fontariōrum
fontariārum
dativefontariō
fontariae		fontariīs
accusativefontarium
fontariam		fontariōs
fontariās, fontaria
ablativefontariō
fontariā		fontariīs
vocativefontarie
fontaria, fontarium		fontariī
fontariae, fontaria

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰenh₂-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*fontis
  3. Latinfontarius

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin fontarius From fons (“spring”) + -ārius.

Quick answers

What does fontarius mean in Latin?
fontarius, a noun, means “A plumber.; A well digger, well master, well builder”.
What is the genitive of fontarius?
The genitive singular is fontariī. fontarius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce fontarius?
In classical Latin, [fɔnˈta.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fonˈtaː.ri.us].
Where does fontarius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂-der.? → Proto-Italic *fontis → Latin fontarius.