adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
pedārius
pedārius (feminine pedāria, neuter pedārium)
Classical[pɛˈdaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[peˈdaː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalfoot
- adjectivemeasuring a foot long
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pedārius | pedāria | pedārium |
| genitive | pedāriī | pedāriae | pedāriī |
| dative | pedāriō | pedāriae | pedāriō |
| accusative | pedārium | pedāriam | pedārium |
| ablative | pedāriō | pedāriā | pedāriō |
| vocative | pedārie | pedāria | pedārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pedāriī | pedāriae | pedāria |
| genitive | pedāriōrum | pedāriārum | pedāriōrum |
| dative | pedāriīs | pedāriīs | pedāriīs |
| accusative | pedāriōs | pedāriās | pedāria |
| ablative | pedāriīs | pedāriīs | pedāriīs |
| vocative | pedāriī | pedāriae | pedāria |
pĕdārĭus, a, um, adj. pes,
I. of or belonging to the foot, foot-.—Only transf.
I. pedarii senatores, those senators who had not yet been entered by the censors on the list or roll of senators, and who had no vote of their own, but could merely signify their assent to that of another, Varr. ap. Gell. 3, 18, 5; Tac. A. 3, 65.—Also as subst.: pĕdārii, ōrum, m., Cic. Att. 1, 19, 9; 1, 20, 4; and in sing.: pedarī sententia, Laber. ap. Gell. 3, 18, 9.—
II. Of the size of a foot, a foot long, broad, etc.: EX TIGNO PEDARIO, i. e. a foot wide, Lex. Puteol. ap. Grut. 207, 2.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pedārius adj.
pes, of the foot, at the foot : senatores, senators of no eminence, who voted as followers of others , Ta.—Plur m . as subst. (sc. senatores), C.