LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

salārium

salārium n (genitive salāriī or salārī)
Classical[saˈɫaː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[saˈlaː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. a salary, stipend, allowance, pension
  2. a meal

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesalāriumsalāria
genitivesalāriī
salārī		salāriōrum
dativesalāriōsalāriīs
accusativesalāriumsalāria
ablativesalāriōsalāriīs
vocativesalāriumsalāria

sălārĭum, ii, v. salarius, II. B.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
  2. Proto-Italic*sāls
  3. Latinsalārium

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin salāriusnom. Latin salarium Nominalization of salārius (“of or relating to salt”). See English salary for commentary on the shift in meaning.

Elsewhere
  • Catalansalari
  • Italiansalario
  • Englishsalaryfrom Old French salaire
  • Frenchsalairefrom Old French salaire
  • Portuguesesaláriofrom Old Galician-Portuguese salário
  • Romaniansalariu
  • Dutchsalaris
  • Falasalariofrom Old Galician-Portuguese salário
  • Galiciansalariofrom Old Galician-Portuguese salário
Old Spanish
  • Spanishsalario

In English words that came into English from salārium

  • salarysalārium

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesSalariumSalarium allowance of salt for soldiers and officers; then allowance for salt; and so (though not earlier than the Empire) == stipendium or military p…

Quick answers

What does salārium mean in Latin?
salārium, a noun, means “a salary, stipend, allowance, pension; a meal”.
What is the genitive of salārium?
The genitive singular is salāriī. salārium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce salārium?
In classical Latin, [saˈɫaː.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [saˈlaː.ri.um].
Where does salārium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l → Proto-Italic *sāls → Latin salārium.