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noun · masculinesecond declension

lacūnārius

lacūnārius m (genitive lacūnāriī)
Classical[ɫa.kuːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[la.kuˈnaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. gravedigger
    lacūnārius, λᾰκκοποιός1st century BCE, Glossarium Philoxeni II.358.14 (λάκκος + ποιός; quoted in L&S [Gloss. Philox.], misspelled as λακκοπολός; quoted in Georges [Gloss. II, 358, 14.])
    c. 334 CE – 337 CE, Julius Firmicus Maternus, Matheseos Libri VIII Liber VIII.Cap XXI

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelacūnāriuslacūnāriī
genitivelacūnāriīlacūnāriōrum
dativelacūnāriōlacūnāriīs
accusativelacūnāriumlacūnāriōs
ablativelacūnāriōlacūnāriīs
vocativelacūnārielacūnāriī

lăcūnārĭus, ii, m. lacuna,
I. a gravedigger (late Lat.), Firm. Math. 8, 21; cf.: lacunarius, λακκοπολός, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

From lacūna + -ārius.

Quick answers

What does lacūnārius mean in Latin?
lacūnārius, a noun, means “gravedigger”.
What is the genitive of lacūnārius?
The genitive singular is lacūnāriī. lacūnārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce lacūnārius?
In classical Latin, [ɫa.kuːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [la.kuˈnaː.ri.us].