LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

notārius

notārius m (genitive notāriī or notārī)
Classical[nɔˈtaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[noˈtaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. a clerk, secretary
  2. a notary

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

servus notīs scrībēns
notārius -ī (m) — in Epistulae, ch. 22

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenotāriusnotāriī
genitivenotāriī
notārī		notāriōrum
dativenotāriōnotāriīs
accusativenotāriumnotāriōs
ablativenotāriōnotāriīs
vocativenotārienotāriī

nŏtārĭus, a, um, adj. nota,
I. of or belonging to writing in cipher or short-hand writing (post-Aug.).—Only as subst.
A. nŏtārĭus, ii, m.
1. A short-hand writer, stenographer (syn. actuarius), Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 15; Quint. 7, 2, 24; Mart. 5, 51, 2; 14, 208 in lemm.; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—
2. Transf., a writer, secretary, clerk, amanuensis: notarium voco et quae formaverim dicto, Plin. Ep. 9, 36, 2; Val. ap. Treb. Claud. 14; Amm. 17, 5, 15.—
B. nŏtārĭa, ae, f.
1. The art of writing: in puerilibus litteris prima abecedaria, secunda notaria, Fulg. Myth. 3, 10.—
2. A written information, indictment, Aug. Ep. 169 dub.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  3. Proto-Italic*gnōskō
  4. Latinnotārius

Latin nōscō? Latin nota Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin notārius From nota (“mark, sign, note”) + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Italiannotaio
  • Catalannotari
  • Englishnotaryfrom Old French notarie
  • Frenchnotaire
  • GermanNotarfrom Old High German notāri
  • Romaniannotarfrom Old High German notāri
  • Portuguesenotário
  • Spanishnotario
  • Siciliannutaru
  • Czechnotář

Quick answers

What does notārius mean in Latin?
notārius, a noun, means “a clerk, secretary; a notary”.
What is the genitive of notārius?
The genitive singular is notāriī. notārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce notārius?
In classical Latin, [nɔˈtaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [noˈtaː.ri.us].
Where does notārius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- → Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱéti → Proto-Italic *gnōskō → Latin notārius.