adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
operārius1
operārius (feminine operāria, neuter operārium)
Classical[ɔ.pɛˈraː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[o.peˈraː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationallabouring, working
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quī opus facit, mercennāriusoperārius -ī (m) — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 7, 8, 18
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Mercenarii · Operarii · Operæ
Mercenarii mean laborers as far as they work, not for their own interest, but for pay, in opp. to the proprietor, who hires their services; whereas operarii and operæ, as far as they undertake to perform for others, a mere mechanical work, in opp. to the principal or director, who gives out the plan. Mercenarii refer to the motive; operarii, to the art employed being of an inferior sort. (vi. 217.)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | operārius | operāria | operārium |
| genitive | operāriī | operāriae | operāriī |
| dative | operāriō | operāriae | operāriō |
| accusative | operārium | operāriam | operārium |
| ablative | operāriō | operāriā | operāriō |
| vocative | operārie | operāria | operārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | operāriī | operāriae | operāria |
| genitive | operāriōrum | operāriārum | operāriōrum |
| dative | operāriīs | operāriīs | operāriīs |
| accusative | operāriōs | operāriās | operāria |
| ablative | operāriīs | operāriīs | operāriīs |
| vocative | operāriī | operāriae | operāria |
ŏpĕrārĭus, a, um, adj. opera,
I. of or belonging to labor (class.):
homo, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 8: pecus, working-cattle, Col. 6, 2, 15: vinum, for working-men, Plin. 14, 10, 12, § 86.—II. Subst.
A. ŏpĕrārĭus, ii, m., a laborer, workman, operative:
habere oportet operarios quinque, Cato, R. R. 10, 1: operarius rusticus, the peasant as a day-laborer, Edict. Diocl. 7, 1; cf.: operarius agrarius, Vulg. Ecclus. 37, 13: quos singulos sicut operarios barbarosque contemnas, Cic. Tusc. 5, 36, 104: quidam operarii linguā celeri et exercitatā, fluent talkers, bad orators, id. de Or. 1, 18, 83: operarium nobis quendam oratorem facis, underworkman, id. ib. 1, 62, 263: si quid actum erit, quod isti operarii minus commode persequi possent, i. e. scribes, secretaries, id. Fam. 8, 1, 2.— Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
operārius adj.
opera, of labor: homines, day-laborers.—As subst m., a laborer, workman, artisan: quidam operarii linguā celeri et exercitatā, workers with the tongue: operarium nobis quendam oratorem facis, mere mechanic: isti operarii, i. e. secretaries.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃épos
- Proto-Italic*opos
- Latinoperārius
Latin opera Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin operārius From opera (“work, labor”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).