LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

gregārius

gregārius (feminine gregāria, neuter gregārium)
Classical[ɡrɛˈɡaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ɡreˈɡaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof the herd
  2. adjectivecommon

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Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegregāriusgregāriagregārium
genitivegregāriīgregāriaegregāriī
dativegregāriōgregāriaegregāriō
accusativegregāriumgregāriamgregārium
ablativegregāriōgregāriāgregāriō
vocativegregāriegregāriagregārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegregāriīgregāriaegregāria
genitivegregāriōrumgregāriārumgregāriōrum
dativegregāriīsgregāriīsgregāriīs
accusativegregāriōsgregāriāsgregāria
ablativegregāriīsgregāriīsgregāriīs
vocativegregāriīgregāriaegregāria

grĕgārĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to a flock or herd.
I. Lit.: gregariorum pastorum disciplinam repudiasse, Col. 6 praef. § 1.—
II. Transf., in gen., of the common sort, common (most freq. in milit. lang.): milites, common soldiers, privates, in opp. to the officers: id etiam gregarii milites faciunt inviti, ut, etc., Cic. Planc. 30, 72; Sall. C. 38, 6; Curt. 7, 2; and in sing.: miles, Liv. 42, 34, 5; Tac. H. 5, 1: eques, id. ib. 3, 51: gregariam militiam sortitus, Just. 22, 1.—Rarely beyond the milit. sphere: poëta, Sid. Ep. 9, 15.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -arius Latin gregārius From grex (“flock, herd”) + -arius.

Elsewhere
  • Frenchgrégaire
  • Romaniangregarfrom French grégaire
  • Italiangregario
  • Portuguesegregário
  • Spanishgregario
  • Englishgregarious
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniangargagiu

Quick answers

What does gregārius mean in Latin?
gregārius, a adjective, means “of the herd; common”.
How do you pronounce gregārius?
In classical Latin, [ɡrɛˈɡaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡreˈɡaː.ri.us].