LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

octōnārius

octōnārius (feminine octōnāria, neuter octōnārium)
Classical[ɔk.toːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ok.toˈnaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivecontaining or consisting of eight things
  2. adjectiveoctonary
  3. abbreviationadjectiveellipsismasculinenoun from verbellipsis of octōnārius versus: an octonarius

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoctōnāriusoctōnāriaoctōnārium
genitiveoctōnāriīoctōnāriaeoctōnāriī
dativeoctōnāriōoctōnāriaeoctōnāriō
accusativeoctōnāriumoctōnāriamoctōnārium
ablativeoctōnāriōoctōnāriāoctōnāriō
vocativeoctōnārieoctōnāriaoctōnārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoctōnāriīoctōnāriaeoctōnāria
genitiveoctōnāriōrumoctōnāriārumoctōnāriōrum
dativeoctōnāriīsoctōnāriīsoctōnāriīs
accusativeoctōnāriōsoctōnāriāsoctōnāria
ablativeoctōnāriīsoctōnāriīsoctōnāriīs
vocativeoctōnāriīoctōnāriaeoctōnāria

octōnārĭus, a, um, adj. octoni,
I. consisting of eight: numerus, Varr. L. L. 9, § 86 Müll.: versus, an Iambic verse of eight feet, Quint. 9, 4, 72; Diom. p. 514 P.: fistula, the plate for which was eight inches broad, Front. Aquaed. 28; 42; Plin. 31, 6, 31, § 58.

Origins

From octōnus + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Englishoctonarius
  • Frenchoctonaire
  • Italianottonario

In English words that came into English from octōnārius

  • octonaryoctōnārius
  • octonariusoctōnārius

Quick answers

What does octōnārius mean in Latin?
octōnārius, a adjective, means “containing or consisting of eight things; octonary; ellipsis of octōnārius versus: an octonarius”.
How do you pronounce octōnārius?
In classical Latin, [ɔk.toːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ok.toˈnaː.ri.us].