LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

officiārius

officiārius m (genitive officiāriī or officiārī)

Meaning

  1. officer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeofficiāriusofficiāriī
genitiveofficiāriī
officiārī		officiāriōrum
dativeofficiāriōofficiāriīs
accusativeofficiāriumofficiāriōs
ablativeofficiāriōofficiāriīs
vocativeofficiārieofficiāriī

Origins

Latin officium Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin officiārius From officium (“office, duty”) + -ārius (agent noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Frenchofficierfrom Old French officier
  • Afrikaansoffisierfrom Old French officier
  • Norwegian Bokmåloffiserfrom Old French officier
  • Norwegian Nynorskoffiserfrom Old French officier

In English words that came into English from officiārius

  • officerofficiārius

Quick answers

What does officiārius mean in Latin?
officiārius, a noun, means “officer”.
What is the genitive of officiārius?
The genitive singular is officiāriī. officiārius is masculine, second declension.