LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

trānsitōrius

trānsitōrius (feminine trānsitōria, neuter trānsitōrium)
Classical[trãː.sɪˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[tran.siˈtɔː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivetransitory

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetrānsitōriustrānsitōriatrānsitōrium
genitivetrānsitōriītrānsitōriaetrānsitōriī
dativetrānsitōriōtrānsitōriaetrānsitōriō
accusativetrānsitōriumtrānsitōriamtrānsitōrium
ablativetrānsitōriōtrānsitōriātrānsitōriō
vocativetrānsitōrietrānsitōriatrānsitōrium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetrānsitōriītrānsitōriaetrānsitōria
genitivetrānsitōriōrumtrānsitōriārumtrānsitōriōrum
dativetrānsitōriīstrānsitōriīstrānsitōriīs
accusativetrānsitōriōstrānsitōriāstrānsitōria
ablativetrānsitōriīstrānsitōriīstrānsitōriīs
vocativetrānsitōriītrānsitōriaetrānsitōria

transĭtōrĭus, a, um, adj. transitus,
I. adapted for passing through, having a passage-way (post-Aug.).
I. Lit.: domus, Suet. Ner. 31: forum, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28; Eutr. 7, 23.—
II. Transf., passing, transitory (eccl. Lat.): momentum, Boëth. Cons. Phil. 5, 6: vita, Cassiod. Amic. p. 602: dilectio atque delectatio, Aug. Doctr. Chr. 1, 35, 39.—Adv.: transĭtōrĭē, in passing, by the way, cursorily: dicere, Hier. adv. Helv. 13: loqui, id. Ep. 51, 2: considerare, Aug. Serm. 102.

Origins

From transit (“going across”).

Descendants
  • Catalantransitori
  • Englishtransitory
  • Frenchtransitoire
  • Italiantransitorio
  • Portuguesetransitório
  • Romaniantranzitoriu
  • Galiciantransitorio

Quick answers

What does trānsitōrius mean in Latin?
trānsitōrius, a adjective, means “transitory”.
How do you pronounce trānsitōrius?
In classical Latin, [trãː.sɪˈtoː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tran.siˈtɔː.ri.us].