LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

mōmentārius

mōmentārius (feminine mōmentāria, neuter mōmentārium)
Classical[moː.mɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[mo.menˈtaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectivebrief, momentary, quick; instantaneous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemōmentāriusmōmentāriamōmentārium
genitivemōmentāriīmōmentāriaemōmentāriī
dativemōmentāriōmōmentāriaemōmentāriō
accusativemōmentāriummōmentāriammōmentārium
ablativemōmentāriōmōmentāriāmōmentāriō
vocativemōmentāriemōmentāriamōmentārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemōmentāriīmōmentāriaemōmentāria
genitivemōmentāriōrummōmentāriārummōmentāriōrum
dativemōmentāriīsmōmentāriīsmōmentāriīs
accusativemōmentāriōsmōmentāriāsmōmentāria
ablativemōmentāriīsmōmentāriīsmōmentāriīs
vocativemōmentāriīmōmentāriaemōmentāria

mōmentārĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. brief, of brief duration, momentary; quick (postclass.): maritus, i. e. who stays but a short time, App. M. 5, p. 164, 21: vita, id. ib. 2, p. 127, 24: cura, Dig. 34, 1, 8.—
II. Transf., instantaneous: venenum, that operates quickly, App. M. 10, p. 281, 7.

Origins

From mōmentum (“moment”), from moveō (“move, set in motion; excite”).

Descendants
  • Englishmomentary

In English words that came into English from mōmentārius

  • momentarymōmentārius

Quick answers

What does mōmentārius mean in Latin?
mōmentārius, a adjective, means “brief, momentary, quick; instantaneous”.
How do you pronounce mōmentārius?
In classical Latin, [moː.mɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mo.menˈtaː.ri.us].