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noun · masculinesecond declension

īnsulārius

īnsulārius m (genitive īnsulāriī or īnsulārī)
Classical[ĩː.sʊˈɫaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[in.suˈlaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. a tenant of an īnsula (apartment building)
  2. a slave who managed an īnsula, and collected rent from its tenants

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeīnsulāriusīnsulāriī
genitiveīnsulāriī
īnsulārī		īnsulāriōrum
dativeīnsulāriōīnsulāriīs
accusativeīnsulāriumīnsulāriōs
ablativeīnsulāriōīnsulāriīs
vocativeīnsulārieīnsulāriī

insŭlārĭus, ii, m. id..
I. A tenant of an insula (post-Aug.), Petr. 95; Dig. 1, 15, 4; cf.: CERDO INSVLAR., Inscr. Orell. 2926. —
II. A slave who had charge of an insula, and collected the rents, Dig. 50, 16, 203; 7, 8, 16; 14, 3, 5 al.

Origins

From īnsula (“island”), also used figuratively to refer to a house for the poor.

Quick answers

What does īnsulārius mean in Latin?
īnsulārius, a noun, means “a tenant of an īnsula (apartment building); a slave who managed an īnsula, and collected rent from its tenants”.
What is the genitive of īnsulārius?
The genitive singular is īnsulāriī. īnsulārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce īnsulārius?
In classical Latin, [ĩː.sʊˈɫaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.suˈlaː.ri.us].