LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

messōrius

messōrius (feminine messōria, neuter messōrium)
Classical[mɛsˈsoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[mesˈsɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalreaper's

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

falx messōria = falx quā frūmentum metimus
reaper's
messōrius -a -um — in De Bello Gallico II, ch. 19

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemessōriusmessōriamessōrium
genitivemessōriīmessōriaemessōriī
dativemessōriōmessōriaemessōriō
accusativemessōriummessōriammessōrium
ablativemessōriōmessōriāmessōriō
vocativemessōriemessōriamessōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemessōriīmessōriaemessōria
genitivemessōriōrummessōriārummessōriōrum
dativemessōriīsmessōriīsmessōriīs
accusativemessōriōsmessōriāsmessōria
ablativemessōriīsmessōriīsmessōriīs
vocativemessōriīmessōriaemessōria

messōrĭus, a, um, adj. messor,
I. of or belonging to a reaper (class.): messoria corbis, a reaper's basket, Cic. Sest. 38, 82: falces, Pall. 1, 43: opera, Col. 2, 13, 2.

Origins

From messor.

Descendants
  • Portuguesemessório

Quick answers

What does messōrius mean in Latin?
messōrius, a adjective, means “reaper's”.
How do you pronounce messōrius?
In classical Latin, [mɛsˈsoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mesˈsɔː.ri.us].