LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

poenārius

poenārius (feminine poenāria, neuter poenārium)
Classical[poe̯ˈnaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[peˈnaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or belonging to punishment, penal, criminal

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepoenāriuspoenāriapoenārium
genitivepoenāriīpoenāriaepoenāriī
dativepoenāriōpoenāriaepoenāriō
accusativepoenāriumpoenāriampoenārium
ablativepoenāriōpoenāriāpoenāriō
vocativepoenāriepoenāriapoenārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepoenāriīpoenāriaepoenāria
genitivepoenāriōrumpoenāriārumpoenāriōrum
dativepoenāriīspoenāriīspoenāriīs
accusativepoenāriōspoenāriāspoenāria
ablativepoenāriīspoenāriīspoenāriīs
vocativepoenāriīpoenāriaepoenāria

poenārĭus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to punishment, penal, criminal (post-Aug.): actiones, Quint. 4, 3, 9; 7, 4, 20.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin poenārius From poena (“penalty, punishment”) + -ārius.

Quick answers

What does poenārius mean in Latin?
poenārius, a adjective, means “of or belonging to punishment, penal, criminal”.
How do you pronounce poenārius?
In classical Latin, [poe̯ˈnaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [peˈnaː.ri.us].