What does sellārius mean in Latin?

sellārius, a noun, means “male prostitute, sellary”.

What is the genitive of sellārius?

The genitive singular is sellāriī. sellārius is masculine, second declension.

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

Proto-Indo-European *sed- → Proto-Indo-European *sedleh₂ → Proto-Italic *sedlā → Latin sellārius.

noun · masculinesecond declension

sellārius m (genitive sellāriī or sellārī)

Classical[sɛlˈlaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[selˈlaː.ri.us]

male prostitute, sellary
tuncque primum ignota antea vocabula reperta sunt sellariorum et spintriarum ex foeditate loci1598 translation by Richard Greenway Then first of all were those vnknowen words of Sellaries and Spintries found out of the filthines of the place.c. 117 CE, Tacitus, Annales 6.1

sellārĭus, ii, m. sellaria,

I. one that practises lewdness upon a settle (a word invented by the emperor Tiberius), Tac. A. 6, 1; v. sellaria.

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Latin sellārius From sella (“seat, couch”) + -ārius (“-er”).

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