LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

lupārius

lupārius m (genitive lupāriī or lupārī)
Classical[ɫʊˈpaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[luˈpaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. Classical Latina wolf-hunter
  2. Medieval Latina wolfhound

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelupāriuslupāriī
genitivelupāriī
lupārī		lupāriōrum
dativelupāriōlupāriīs
accusativelupāriumlupāriōs
ablativelupāriōlupāriīs
vocativelupārielupāriī

lŭpārĭus, ĭi, m. lupus,
I. a wolf-hunter, Serv. Verg. G. 1, 139; cf.: luparius, λυκοθήρας, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin lupārius From lupus (“wolf”) + -ārius (suffix forming agent nouns).

Descendants
  • Italianlupaio
  • Italianluparo
  • Italianlupaia
  • Italianlupara
  • Spanishlobero
  • Portugueselobeiro

Quick answers

What does lupārius mean in Latin?
lupārius, a noun, means “a wolf-hunter; a wolfhound”.
What is the genitive of lupārius?
The genitive singular is lupāriī. lupārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce lupārius?
In classical Latin, [ɫʊˈpaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [luˈpaː.ri.us].