LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

lapidārius

lapidārius (feminine lapidāria, neuter lapidārium)
Classical[ɫa.pɪˈdaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[la.piˈdaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalstone
  2. adjectivestony

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelapidāriuslapidārialapidārium
genitivelapidāriīlapidāriaelapidāriī
dativelapidāriōlapidāriaelapidāriō
accusativelapidāriumlapidāriamlapidārium
ablativelapidāriōlapidāriālapidāriō
vocativelapidārielapidārialapidārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativelapidāriīlapidāriaelapidāria
genitivelapidāriōrumlapidāriārumlapidāriōrum
dativelapidāriīslapidāriīslapidāriīs
accusativelapidāriōslapidāriāslapidāria
ablativelapidāriīslapidāriīslapidāriīs
vocativelapidāriīlapidāriaelapidāria

lăpĭdārĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to stones, stone- (ante-class. and post-Aug.): latomiae, stone-quarries, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 65: navis, that carries stones, Petr. 117: lapidariae litterae, cut in stone, id. 58: †OPIFICES, stone-cutters, Inscr. Orell. 4208.—Subst.: lăpĭdārĭus, ii, m., a stonecutter, Dig. 13, 6, 5, § 7; Inscr. Orell. 4220; Vulg. Sirach, 45, 13.—*
II. Full of stones, stony, for lapidosus: campi, Sol. 2, 6.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lep-?
  2. Proto-Italic*lapets
  3. Latinlapidārius

Latin -ārius Latin lapidārius From lapis, lapidis (“stone”) + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Catalanlapidari
  • Italianlapidario
  • Occitanlapidari
  • Frenchlapidairefrom Old French lapidaire
  • Germanlapidarfrom Old French lapidaire
  • Englishlapidaryfrom Old French lapidaire
  • Portugueselapidário
  • Spanishlapidario
  • Galicianlapidario

Quick answers

What does lapidārius mean in Latin?
lapidārius, a adjective, means “stone; stony”.
How do you pronounce lapidārius?
In classical Latin, [ɫa.pɪˈdaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [la.piˈdaː.ri.us].
Where does lapidārius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *lep-? → Proto-Italic *lapets → Latin lapidārius.