LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

oleārius

oleārius (feminine oleāria, neuter oleārium)
Classical[ɔ.ɫeˈaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[o.leˈaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveoil-; of or pertaining to olive oil
    Navicularii et mercatores olearii"ship-owners and sellers of oil"

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoleāriusoleāriaoleārium
genitiveoleāriīoleāriaeoleāriī
dativeoleāriōoleāriaeoleāriō
accusativeoleāriumoleāriamoleārium
ablativeoleāriōoleāriāoleāriō
vocativeoleārieoleāriaoleārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeoleāriīoleāriaeoleāria
genitiveoleāriōrumoleāriārumoleāriōrum
dativeoleāriīsoleāriīsoleāriīs
accusativeoleāriōsoleāriāsoleāria
ablativeoleāriīsoleāriīsoleāriīs
vocativeoleāriīoleāriaeoleāria

ŏlĕārĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to oil, oil- (class.): cella vinaria, olearia, Cato, R. R. 3; Cic. Sen. 16, 56: dolia, Plin. 15, 8, 8, § 33: mercatores, Dig. 50, 4, 5.—
II. Subst.: ŏlĕārĭus, ii, m., an oilgrinder or oil-seller: in velabro olearii, Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 29: diligentes, Col. 12, 50, 13.

Origins

  1. Proto-Hellenic*élaiwon
  2. Latinoleārius

Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleum Latin -ārius Latin oleārius From oleum (“olive oil”) + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Frencholéaire
  • Italianoleario
  • Spanisholeario
  • Sicilianugghiaru

Quick answers

What does oleārius mean in Latin?
oleārius, a adjective, means “oil-; of or pertaining to olive oil”.
How do you pronounce oleārius?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.ɫeˈaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.leˈaː.ri.us].
Where does oleārius come from?
Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon → Latin oleārius.