LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

piscārius1

piscārius (feminine piscāria, neuter piscārium)
Classical[pɪsˈkaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pisˈkaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to fish or fishing

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepiscāriuspiscāriapiscārium
genitivepiscāriīpiscāriaepiscāriī
dativepiscāriōpiscāriaepiscāriō
accusativepiscāriumpiscāriampiscārium
ablativepiscāriōpiscāriāpiscāriō
vocativepiscāriepiscāriapiscārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepiscāriīpiscāriaepiscāria
genitivepiscāriōrumpiscāriārumpiscāriōrum
dativepiscāriīspiscāriīspiscāriīs
accusativepiscāriōspiscāriāspiscāria
ablativepiscāriīspiscāriīspiscāriīs
vocativepiscāriīpiscāriaepiscāria

piscārĭus, a, um, adj. piscis,
I. of or belonging to fishing or fish, fish-: copia piscaria, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 65: forum piscarium, the fish-market, id. Curc. 4, 1, 13: hamulus, id. Stich. 2, 1, 17.—
II. Subst.
A. piscārĭus, ii, m., a fish-monger: nullus in piscariā piscis erat: inter piscarios nemo vendebat, Varr. in Perott. in Cornucop.—
B. piscārĭa, ae, f., fish-market, Varr. Fragm. v. supra; Dig. 50, 16, 17.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péysks
  2. Proto-Italic*piskis
  3. Latinpiscārius

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin piscārius From piscis (“fish”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

Descendants
  • Galicianpesqueiro
  • Galicianpesqueira
noun · masculinesecond declension
piscārius2
piscārius m (genitive piscāriī or piscārī)
Classical[pɪsˈkaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pisˈkaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. fishmonger

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepiscāriuspiscāriī
genitivepiscāriī
piscārī
piscāriōrum
dativepiscāriōpiscāriīs
accusativepiscāriumpiscāriōs
ablativepiscāriōpiscāriīs
vocativepiscāriepiscāriī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péysks
  2. Proto-Italic*piskis
  3. Latinpiscārius

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin piscārius From piscis (“fish”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

Descendants
  • Italianpiscario
  • Portuguesepeixeiro
  • Romanianpescar
  • Spanishpesquero
  • Aromanianpiscar
  • Friulianpessâr
  • Galicianpeixeiro
  • Galicianpesqueira
  • Sicilianpisciaru

Quick answers

What does piscārius mean in Latin?
piscārius, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to fish or fishing”.
How do you pronounce piscārius?
In classical Latin, [pɪsˈkaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pisˈkaː.ri.us].
Where does piscārius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *péysks → Proto-Italic *piskis → Latin piscārius.