What does rīpārius mean in Latin?

rīpārius, a adjective, means “that inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian”.

How do you pronounce rīpārius?

In classical Latin, [riːˈpaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [riˈpaː.ri.us].

English words that go back to Latin rīpārius include riparian, riviera, riparious and river.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

rīpārius (feminine rīpāria, neuter rīpārium)

Classical[riːˈpaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[riˈpaː.ri.us]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rīpārius	rīpāria	rīpārium
genitive	rīpāriī	rīpāriae	rīpāriī
dative	rīpāriō	rīpāriae	rīpāriō
accusative	rīpārium	rīpāriam	rīpārium
ablative	rīpāriō	rīpāriā	rīpāriō
vocative	rīpārie	rīpāria	rīpārium

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rīpāriī	rīpāriae	rīpāria
genitive	rīpāriōrum	rīpāriārum	rīpāriōrum
dative	rīpāriīs	rīpāriīs	rīpāriīs
accusative	rīpāriōs	rīpāriās	rīpāria
ablative	rīpāriīs	rīpāriīs	rīpāriīs
vocative	rīpāriī	rīpāriae	rīpāria

rīpārĭus, a, um, adj. id.,

I. that frequents the banks of rivers: hirundines, bank-martins, sand-martins, Plin. 30, 4, 12, § 33.

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin rīpārius From rīpa (“river bank”) + -ārius.

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