adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
ossuārius
ossuārius (feminine ossuāria, neuter ossuārium)
Classical[ɔs.suˈaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[os.suˈaː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf or for bones.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ossuārius | ossuāria | ossuārium |
| genitive | ossuāriī | ossuāriae | ossuāriī |
| dative | ossuāriō | ossuāriae | ossuāriō |
| accusative | ossuārium | ossuāriam | ossuārium |
| ablative | ossuāriō | ossuāriā | ossuāriō |
| vocative | ossuārie | ossuāria | ossuārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ossuāriī | ossuāriae | ossuāria |
| genitive | ossuāriōrum | ossuāriārum | ossuāriōrum |
| dative | ossuāriīs | ossuāriīs | ossuāriīs |
| accusative | ossuāriōs | ossuāriās | ossuāria |
| ablative | ossuāriīs | ossuāriīs | ossuāriīs |
| vocative | ossuāriī | ossuāriae | ossuāria |
ossŭārĭus, a, um, adj. 2. os,
I. of or for bones, bone- (post-class.):
OLLA OSSVARIA, a vase to contain the bones of a corpse, a bone-urn, Inscr. Orell. 2896.—II. Subst.: ossŭārĭum (also written ossārĭum), ii, n., a receptacle for the bones of the dead, a bone-vault, charnel-house, Dig. 47, 12, 2; Inscr. Orell. 4511; 4556.
Origins
From ossua (alternative form of ossa (“bones”)) + -ārius.