LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

līnārius

līnārius m (genitive līnāriī or līnārī)
Classical[liːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[liˈnaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. linen-weaver

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelīnāriuslīnāriī
genitivelīnāriī
līnārī
līnāriōrum
dativelīnāriōlīnāriīs
accusativelīnāriumlīnāriōs
ablativelīnāriōlīnāriīs
vocativelīnārielīnāriī

līnārĭus, ĭi, m. linum,
I. a linen-weaver, dealer in linen: stat fullo, phrugio, aurifex, linarius, Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 34 Wagn. (al. lanarius); Inscr. Orell. 4214; Inscr. Grut. 649, 3.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *līnomder. Proto-Italic *līnom Latin līnum Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin līnārius From līnum + -ārius.

Italo-Romance
  • Italianlinaio
  • Italianlinaiolo
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueselinheiro
  • Spanishlinero
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianinar
  • Aromanianljinar

Quick answers

What does līnārius mean in Latin?
līnārius, a noun, means “linen-weaver”.
What is the genitive of līnārius?
The genitive singular is līnāriī. līnārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce līnārius?
In classical Latin, [liːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [liˈnaː.ri.us].