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noun · masculinesecond declension

numerārius

numerārius m (genitive numerāriī or numerārī)
Classical[nʊ.mɛˈraː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[nu.meˈraː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. arithmetician
  2. keeper of accounts; accountant

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenumerāriusnumerāriī
genitivenumerāriī
numerārī		numerāriōrum
dativenumerāriōnumerāriīs
accusativenumerāriumnumerāriōs
ablativenumerāriōnumerāriīs
vocativenumerārienumerāriī

nŭmĕrārĭus, ii, m. id..
I. An arithmetician, Aug. in Psa. 146, § 11; id. Lib. Arb. 2, 11.—
II. An accountant, keeper of accounts: numerarii vocati sunt, qui publicum nummum aerariis inferunt, Isid. Orig. 9, 4; Amm. 19, 9; Sid. Ep. 1, 11; 2, 1; 5, 7; Cod. Just. 12, tit. 50: De numerariis, actuariis, etc.

Origins

From numerus (“number”).

Descendants
  • Frenchnuméraire
  • Spanishnumerario

Quick answers

What does numerārius mean in Latin?
numerārius, a noun, means “arithmetician; keeper of accounts; accountant”.
What is the genitive of numerārius?
The genitive singular is numerāriī. numerārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce numerārius?
In classical Latin, [nʊ.mɛˈraː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [nu.meˈraː.ri.us].