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noun · masculinesecond declension

quaestiōnārius

quaestiōnārius m (genitive quaestiōnāriī or quaestiōnārī)
Classical[kʷae̯s.ti.oːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kʷes.ti.oˈnaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. Late Latina torturer or executioner

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativequaestiōnāriusquaestiōnāriī
genitivequaestiōnāriī
quaestiōnārī		quaestiōnāriōrum
dativequaestiōnāriōquaestiōnāriīs
accusativequaestiōnāriumquaestiōnāriōs
ablativequaestiōnāriōquaestiōnāriīs
vocativequaestiōnāriequaestiōnāriī

quaestĭōnārĭus, ii, m. id.,
I. a torturer, executioner (post-class.), Cod. Th. 16, 12, 3; Hier. in Joel. 2, 21; Schol. Juv. 6, 480; Inscr. Grut. 545, 6.

Origins

Found in post-Augustan or Late Latin. From quaestiōnō, from quaestiō.

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Quick answers

What does quaestiōnārius mean in Latin?
quaestiōnārius, a noun, means “a torturer or executioner”.
What is the genitive of quaestiōnārius?
The genitive singular is quaestiōnāriī. quaestiōnārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce quaestiōnārius?
In classical Latin, [kʷae̯s.ti.oːˈnaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷes.ti.oˈnaː.ri.us].