adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
mercātōrius
mercātōrius (feminine mercātōria, neuter mercātōrium)
Classical[mɛr.kaːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[mer.kaˈtɔː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalmerchant, mercantile
Ibo in Piraeum, visam ecquae advenerit / in portum ex Epheso navis mercatoria.
To the Piraeus will I go; I'll go see whether any merchant-ship has come into harbour from Ephesus.c. 190 BCE, Plautus, Bacchides 2.3.1–2
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mercātōrius | mercātōria | mercātōrium |
| genitive | mercātōriī | mercātōriae | mercātōriī |
| dative | mercātōriō | mercātōriae | mercātōriō |
| accusative | mercātōrium | mercātōriam | mercātōrium |
| ablative | mercātōriō | mercātōriā | mercātōriō |
| vocative | mercātōrie | mercātōria | mercātōrium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mercātōriī | mercātōriae | mercātōria |
| genitive | mercātōriōrum | mercātōriārum | mercātōriōrum |
| dative | mercātōriīs | mercātōriīs | mercātōriīs |
| accusative | mercātōriōs | mercātōriās | mercātōria |
| ablative | mercātōriīs | mercātōriīs | mercātōriīs |
| vocative | mercātōriī | mercātōriae | mercātōria |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- navis mercatoria
- a merchantman.
mercātōrĭus, a, um, adj. mercator,
I. mercantile (ante-class.):
navis mercatoria, a merchant-vessel, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 2.Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin mercātōrius From mercātor + -ius.