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noun · masculinesecond declension

porcārius1

porcārius m (genitive porcāriī or porcārī)
Classical[pɔrˈkaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[porˈkaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. a swineherd

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeporcāriusporcāriī
genitiveporcāriī
porcārī
porcāriōrum
dativeporcāriōporcāriīs
accusativeporcāriumporcāriōs
ablativeporcāriōporcāriīs
vocativeporcārieporcāriī

Origins

From porcus (“pig, swine”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

Descendants
  • Catalanporquer
  • Frenchporcher
  • Italianporcaio
  • Italianporcaro
  • Occitanporquièr
  • Portugueseporqueiro
  • Romanianporcar
  • Romanianpurcar
  • Spanishporquero
  • Aromanianpurcar
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
porcārius2
porcārius (feminine porcāria, neuter porcārium)
Classical[pɔrˈkaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[porˈkaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinadjectiveof or relating to a swine

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeporcāriusporcāriaporcārium
genitiveporcāriīporcāriaeporcāriī
dativeporcāriōporcāriaeporcāriō
accusativeporcāriumporcāriamporcārium
ablativeporcāriōporcāriāporcāriō
vocativeporcārieporcāriaporcārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeporcāriīporcāriaeporcāria
genitiveporcāriōrumporcāriārumporcāriōrum
dativeporcāriīsporcāriīsporcāriīs
accusativeporcāriōsporcāriāsporcāria
ablativeporcāriīsporcāriīsporcāriīs
vocativeporcāriīporcāriaeporcāria

porcārĭus, a, um, adj. porcus, porca,
I. of or belonging to a swine, swine-: vulva, that has farrowed properly, Plin. 11, 37, 84, § 210.—
II. Subst.: porcārĭus, ĭi, m., a swine-herd, Firm. Math. 3, 6, 6.

Origins

From porcus (“pig, swine”) + -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

Quick answers

What does porcārius mean in Latin?
porcārius, a noun, means “a swineherd”.
What is the genitive of porcārius?
The genitive singular is porcāriī. porcārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce porcārius?
In classical Latin, [pɔrˈkaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [porˈkaː.ri.us].