LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

serpentāria

serpentāria f (genitive serpentāriae)
Classical[sɛr.pɛnˈtaː.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[ser.penˈtaː.ri.a]

Meaning

  1. snakeweed

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeserpentāriaserpentāriae
genitiveserpentāriaeserpentāriārum
dativeserpentāriaeserpentāriīs
accusativeserpentāriamserpentāriās
ablativeserpentāriāserpentāriīs
vocativeserpentāriaserpentāriae

serpentārĭa, ae, f. (sc. herba) [serpens],
I. snakeweed, otherwise called veperina, App. Herb. 5.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*serp-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sérpeti
  3. Proto-Italic*serpō
  4. Latinserpentāria

Latin serpēns Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -āria Latin serpentāria From serpēns (“serpent, snake”) + -āria (noun-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanserpentària
  • Englishserpentaria
  • Frenchserpentaire
  • Italianserpentaria
  • Portugueseserpentária

In English words that came into English from serpentāria

  • serpentariaserpentāria

Quick answers

What does serpentāria mean in Latin?
serpentāria, a noun, means “snakeweed”.
What is the genitive of serpentāria?
The genitive singular is serpentāriae. serpentāria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce serpentāria?
In classical Latin, [sɛr.pɛnˈtaː.ri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ser.penˈtaː.ri.a].
Where does serpentāria come from?
Proto-Indo-European *serp- → Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti → Proto-Italic *serpō → Latin serpentāria.