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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

incendiārius1

incendiārius (feminine incendiāria, neuter incendiārium)
Classical[ɪŋ.kɛn.diˈaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[in̠ʲ.t͡ʃen.diˈaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecausing a conflagration, setting on fire

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeincendiāriusincendiāriaincendiārium
genitiveincendiāriīincendiāriaeincendiāriī
dativeincendiāriōincendiāriaeincendiāriō
accusativeincendiāriumincendiāriamincendiārium
ablativeincendiāriōincendiāriāincendiāriō
vocativeincendiārieincendiāriaincendiārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeincendiāriīincendiāriaeincendiāria
genitiveincendiāriōrumincendiāriārumincendiāriōrum
dativeincendiāriīsincendiāriīsincendiāriīs
accusativeincendiāriōsincendiāriāsincendiāria
ablativeincendiāriīsincendiāriīsincendiāriīs
vocativeincendiāriīincendiāriaeincendiāria

incendĭārĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. causing a conflagration, setting on fire, fire-.
I. Adj.: avis, fire-bird, Plin. 10, 13, 17, § 36: oleum, Veg. Mil. 4, 8; 18: tela, Amm. 20, 11. —
II. Subst.: incendĭārĭus, ii, m., an incendiary, Tac. A. 15, 67; Suet. Vit. 17: incendiarii, qui consulto incendium inferunt, Paul. Sent. 5, 3, 6.

Origins

From incendium (“conflagration”) + -ārius, from incendō (“set on fire, kindle”)

Descendants
  • Catalanincendiari
  • Englishincendiary
  • Frenchincendiaire
  • Italianincendiario
  • Portugueseincendiário
  • Romanianincendiar
  • Spanishincendiario

In English words that came into English from incendiārius

  • incendiaryincendiārius
noun · masculinesecond declension
incendiārius2
incendiārius m (genitive incendiāriī or incendiārī)
Classical[ɪŋ.kɛn.diˈaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[in̠ʲ.t͡ʃen.diˈaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. an incendiary; firestarter
  2. an arsonist

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeincendiāriusincendiāriī
genitiveincendiāriī
incendiārī
incendiāriōrum
dativeincendiāriōincendiāriīs
accusativeincendiāriumincendiāriōs
ablativeincendiāriōincendiāriīs
vocativeincendiārieincendiāriī

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

incendiārius ī, m
incendium, an incendiary, Ta.

Origins

From incendium (“conflagration”) + -ārius, from incendō (“set on fire, kindle”)

Quick answers

What does incendiārius mean in Latin?
incendiārius, a adjective, means “causing a conflagration, setting on fire”.
How do you pronounce incendiārius?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋ.kɛn.diˈaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in̠ʲ.t͡ʃen.diˈaː.ri.us].