LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

garciō

garciō m (genitive garciōnis)
Classical[ˈɡar.ki.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡar.t͡ʃi.o]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmercenary, assassin
  2. Medieval Latinservant, knave
  3. Medieval Latinboy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegarciōgarciōnēs
genitivegarciōnisgarciōnum
dativegarciōnīgarciōnibus
accusativegarciōnemgarciōnēs
ablativegarciōnegarciōnibus
vocativegarciōgarciōnēs

Origins

From earlier *warciō, from Frankish *wrakkijō (“mercenary, servant”).

Descendants
  • Frenchgarsfrom Old French gars
  • Frenchgarcefrom Old French gars
  • Frenchgarçonfrom unknown garciōnem
  • Englishgarsonfrom unknown garciōnem
  • Englishgarcionfrom unknown garciōnem
  • Portuguesegarotofrom unknown garciōnem
  • Italiangarzonefrom unknown garciōnem
  • Normangarcefrom Old French gars
  • Middle Frenchgarcettefrom Old French gars
  • Middle Frenchgarcetefrom Old French gars

In English words that came into English from garciō

  • garçongarciō

Quick answers

What does garciō mean in Latin?
garciō, a noun, means “mercenary, assassin; servant, knave; boy”.
What is the genitive of garciō?
The genitive singular is garciōnis. garciō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce garciō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡar.ki.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡar.t͡ʃi.o].