LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

plūmārius1

plūmārius (feminine plūmāria, neuter plūmārium)
Classical[pɫuːˈmaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pluˈmaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to feathers
  2. adjectiveembroidered with feathers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeplūmāriusplūmāriaplūmārium
genitiveplūmāriīplūmāriaeplūmāriī
dativeplūmāriōplūmāriaeplūmāriō
accusativeplūmāriumplūmāriamplūmārium
ablativeplūmāriōplūmāriāplūmāriō
vocativeplūmārieplūmāriaplūmārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeplūmāriīplūmāriaeplūmāria
genitiveplūmāriōrumplūmāriārumplūmāriōrum
dativeplūmāriīsplūmāriīsplūmāriīs
accusativeplūmāriōsplūmāriāsplūmāria
ablativeplūmāriīsplūmāriīsplūmāriīs
vocativeplūmāriīplūmāriaeplūmāria

plūmārĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to soft feathers; transf., embroidered with feathers: vestes plumariā arte contextae, the art of embroidering, Hier. Ep. 29, n. 6; Adelh. Laud. Virg. 15: ars, embroidery, Vulg. Exod. 39, 28.—
II. Subst.: plūmārĭus, ii, m., an embroiderer, Varr. ap. Non. 162, 27: plumariorum textrinae, Vitr. 6, 7; Firm. Math. 3, 13, 10; Vulg. Exod. 35, 35; Inscr. Grut. 649, 8; Inscr. Rein. cl. 11, n. 114.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*plew-
  2. Latinplūmārius

Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Proto-Indo-European *plewk-smeh₂ Proto-Italic *plouksmā Latin plūma Latin -ārius Latin plūmārius From plūma (“feather”) + -ārius.

noun · masculinesecond declension
plūmārius2
plūmārius m (genitive plūmāriī or plūmārī)
Classical[pɫuːˈmaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[pluˈmaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. embroiderer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeplūmāriusplūmāriī
genitiveplūmāriī
plūmārī
plūmāriōrum
dativeplūmāriōplūmāriīs
accusativeplūmāriumplūmāriōs
ablativeplūmāriōplūmāriīs
vocativeplūmārieplūmāriī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*plew-
  2. Latinplūmārius

Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Proto-Indo-European *plewk-smeh₂ Proto-Italic *plouksmā Latin plūma Latin -ārius Latin plūmārius From plūma (“feather”) + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Italianpiumaio
  • Spanishplumario
  • Portugueseplumário

Quick answers

What does plūmārius mean in Latin?
plūmārius, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to feathers; embroidered with feathers”.
How do you pronounce plūmārius?
In classical Latin, [pɫuːˈmaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pluˈmaː.ri.us].
Where does plūmārius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *plew- → Latin plūmārius.