adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
paegniārius
paegniārius (feminine paegniāria, neuter paegniārium)
Classical[pae̯ŋ.niˈaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[peɲ.ɲiˈaː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to play or sport.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | paegniārius | paegniāria | paegniārium |
| genitive | paegniāriī | paegniāriae | paegniāriī |
| dative | paegniāriō | paegniāriae | paegniāriō |
| accusative | paegniārium | paegniāriam | paegniārium |
| ablative | paegniāriō | paegniāriā | paegniāriō |
| vocative | paegniārie | paegniāria | paegniārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | paegniāriī | paegniāriae | paegniāria |
| genitive | paegniāriōrum | paegniāriārum | paegniāriōrum |
| dative | paegniāriīs | paegniāriīs | paegniāriīs |
| accusative | paegniāriōs | paegniāriās | paegniāria |
| ablative | paegniāriīs | paegniāriīs | paegniāriīs |
| vocative | paegniāriī | paegniāriae | paegniāria |
paegnĭārĭus, a, um, adj. paegnium,
I. of or belonging to play. Thus the name paegniarii was given to gladiators who fought only in jest, Suet. Calig. 26:
APRILIS PAEGNIAR., Inscr. Orell. 2566.Origins
From Ancient Greek παίγνιον (paígnion, “toy; comic performance”).