LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

verēdārius

verēdārius m (genitive verēdāriī or verēdārī)
Classical[wɛ.reːˈdaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ve.reˈdaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. A post boy, courier.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeverēdāriusverēdāriī
genitiveverēdāriī
verēdārī
verēdāriōrum
dativeverēdāriōverēdāriīs
accusativeverēdāriumverēdāriōs
ablativeverēdāriōverēdāriīs
vocativeverēdārieverēdāriī

vĕrēdārĭus, ii, m. veredus,
I. a postboy, courier (late Lat.), Sid. Ep. 5, 7 med.; Vulg. Esth. 8, 10; Firm. Math. 3, 13 fin.; Paul. Nol. Ep. 9.—Comically, of a priest eager for gossip, Hier. Ep. 22, 28.

Origins

From verēdus (“fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse”).

Descendants
  • Spanishveredero
  • Spanishveredario
  • Jewish Palestinian Aramaicבולדראfrom Byzantine Greek βερηδάριος
  • Jewish Palestinian Aramaicבלדראfrom Byzantine Greek βερηδάριος
  • Classical Syriacܒܝܠܕܪܐfrom Byzantine Greek βερηδάριος
  • Classical Syriacܒܠܝܕܪܐfrom Byzantine Greek βερηδάριος
  • Classical Syriacܒܝܠܝܕܪܐfrom Byzantine Greek βερηδάριος
  • Classical Syriacܒܪܝܕܪܐfrom Byzantine Greek βερηδάριος
  • Classical Syriacܒܘܪܕܪܐfrom Byzantine Greek βερηδάριος
  • Classical Syriacܒܪܘܕܪܐfrom Byzantine Greek βερηδάριος

Quick answers

What does verēdārius mean in Latin?
verēdārius, a noun, means “A post boy, courier.”.
What is the genitive of verēdārius?
The genitive singular is verēdāriī. verēdārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce verēdārius?
In classical Latin, [wɛ.reːˈdaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ve.reˈdaː.ri.us].