adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
ōstiārius1
ōstiārius (feminine ōstiāria, neuter ōstiārium)
Classical[oːs.tiˈaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[os.tiˈaː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or pertaining to a door
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ōstiārius | ōstiāria | ōstiārium |
| genitive | ōstiāriī | ōstiāriae | ōstiāriī |
| dative | ōstiāriō | ōstiāriae | ōstiāriō |
| accusative | ōstiārium | ōstiāriam | ōstiārium |
| ablative | ōstiāriō | ōstiāriā | ōstiāriō |
| vocative | ōstiārie | ōstiāria | ōstiārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ōstiāriī | ōstiāriae | ōstiāria |
| genitive | ōstiāriōrum | ōstiāriārum | ōstiāriōrum |
| dative | ōstiāriīs | ōstiāriīs | ōstiāriīs |
| accusative | ōstiāriōs | ōstiāriās | ōstiāria |
| ablative | ōstiāriīs | ōstiāriīs | ōstiāriīs |
| vocative | ōstiāriī | ōstiāriae | ōstiāria |
ostĭārĭus, ii, v. 2. ostiarius, I.
ostĭārĭus, a, um, adj. ostium,
I. of or belonging to the door:
ancilla, portress, Vulg. Johan. 18, 17; usu. subst. I. ostĭā-rĭus, ii, m., a door-keeper, porter (syn.:
janitor, portitor), Varr. R. R. 1, 13; Plin. 12, 14, 32, § 64; Vulg. 1 Par. 9, 22.—By the rich they were, in early times, occasionally chained up, Suet. Rhet. 3.—In the Christian church, a sexton, Cod. Th. 1, 3, 6; 16, 2, 27.—II. ostĭāria, ae, f., a female doorkeeper, portress, Ambros. in Luc. 10, § 75; Vulg. 2 Reg. 4, 5; id. Johan. 18, 16.—
III. ostĭārĭum, ii, n., a tax upon doors, a door-tax:
columnaria, ostiaria, frumentum, vecturae imperabantur, Caes. B. C. 3, 32 (called exactio ostiorum, Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 5).Origins
From ōstium (“door”) + -ārius.
In English words that came into English from ōstiārius
- usher*ustiārius
- ostiariusōstiārius