LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

sanguinārius

sanguinārius (feminine sanguināria, neuter sanguinārium)
Classical[saŋ.ɡʷɪˈnaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[saŋ.ɡʷiˈnaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to blood
  2. adjectivebloody, covered with blood

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesanguināriussanguināriasanguinārium
genitivesanguināriīsanguināriaesanguināriī
dativesanguināriōsanguināriaesanguināriō
accusativesanguināriumsanguināriamsanguinārium
ablativesanguināriōsanguināriāsanguināriō
vocativesanguināriesanguināriasanguinārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesanguināriīsanguināriaesanguināria
genitivesanguināriōrumsanguināriārumsanguināriōrum
dativesanguināriīssanguināriīssanguināriīs
accusativesanguināriōssanguināriāssanguināria
ablativesanguināriīssanguināriīssanguināriīs
vocativesanguināriīsanguināriaesanguināria

sanguĭnārĭus, a, um (also late Lat. sanguĭnāris, e, Vulg. Ecclus. 42, 5), adj. sanguis,
I. of or belonging to blood, blood-,
I. Lit.: herba, an herb that stanches blood, the Gr. πολύγονον, Col. 7, 5, 19; also called sanguinaria alone, Plin. 27, 12, 91, § 113, and sanguinalis herba, Col. 6, 12 fin.; Cels. 2, 33; 3, 22 fin.: latus sanguinare, covered with blood, Vulg. Ecclus. 42, 5.—
II. Trop., blood-thirsty, bloody, sanguinary (rare but class.): juventus, Cic. Att. 2, 7, 3: Claudius (with saevus), Suet. Claud. 34: bella (with cruenta), Just. 29, 3, 3: sententiae, Plin. Ep. 4, 22, 6: illud responsum, Plin. 19, 8, 53, § 169.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥der. Proto-Italic *sangwens Latin sanguī̆s Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin sanguinārius From sanguī̆s + -ārius.

Borrowings
  • Catalansanguinari
  • Englishsanguinary
  • Frenchsanguinaire
  • Italiansanguinario
  • Romaniansanguinar
  • Portuguesesanguinário
  • Spanishsanguinario
  • TranslingualSanguinaria
Italo-Romance
  • Italiansanguinaio
  • Italiansanguinaia
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniansambenariu
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalansangonera
Ibero-Romance
  • Aragonesesangonera

In English words that came into English from sanguinārius

  • sanguinarysanguinārius

Quick answers

What does sanguinārius mean in Latin?
sanguinārius, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to blood; bloody, covered with blood”.
How do you pronounce sanguinārius?
In classical Latin, [saŋ.ɡʷɪˈnaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [saŋ.ɡʷiˈnaː.ri.us].