LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

maleficiārius

maleficiārius m (genitive maleficiāriī or maleficiārī)
Classical[ma.ɫɛ.fɪ.kiˈaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ma.le.fi.t͡ʃiˈaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinevil-doer; one who harms, hurts
    Nam poteſt quis maleficiarius eſſe reſpectu unius, & non alterius1678, Jus Canonicum, Joannis Caspari Bencard, page 148:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemaleficiāriusmaleficiāriī
genitivemaleficiāriī
maleficiārī
maleficiāriōrum
dativemaleficiāriōmaleficiāriīs
accusativemaleficiāriummaleficiāriōs
ablativemaleficiāriōmaleficiāriīs
vocativemaleficiāriemaleficiāriī

Origins

From maleficium + -ārius.

Quick answers

What does maleficiārius mean in Latin?
maleficiārius, a noun, means “evil-doer; one who harms, hurts”.
What is the genitive of maleficiārius?
The genitive singular is maleficiāriī. maleficiārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce maleficiārius?
In classical Latin, [ma.ɫɛ.fɪ.kiˈaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ma.le.fi.t͡ʃiˈaː.ri.us].