LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

vestiārius

vestiārius m (genitive vestiāriī or vestiārī)
Classical[wɛs.tiˈaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ves.tiˈaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. person taking care of a vestiarium – cloakroom in monastery
  2. cloth merchant
  3. tailor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevestiārius
vestiāria, vestiārium
vestiāriī
vestiāriae, vestiāria
genitivevestiāriī
vestiāriae
vestiāriōrum
vestiāriārum
dativevestiāriō
vestiāriae
vestiāriīs
accusativevestiārium
vestiāriam
vestiāriōs
vestiāriās, vestiāria
ablativevestiāriō
vestiāriā
vestiāriīs
vocativevestiārie
vestiāria, vestiārium
vestiāriī
vestiāriae, vestiāria

vestĭārĭus, a, um, adj. vestis,
I. of or belonging to clothes.
I. Adj.: arca, a clotheschest, Cato, R. R. 11, 3: negotiator, a clothesdealer, Dig. 38, 1, 45.—
II. Substt.
A. ve-stĭārĭus, ii, m., a clothes-dealer, Dig. 14, 3, 5, § 4; Inscr. Orell. 3643; 4294 sq.—
B. vestĭārĭum, ii, n.
1. A clothes-press, clothes-chest, wardrobe, Plin. 15, 8, 8, § 33.—
2. Articles of clothing, clothes, wardrobe, Sen. Ben. 3, 21; Col. 1, 8, 17; Dig. 35, 3, 3 al.

Origins

From vestis (“vestment, clothing,”) + -ārius.

In English words that came into English from vestiārius

  • vestiaryvestiārius

Quick answers

What does vestiārius mean in Latin?
vestiārius, a noun, means “person taking care of a vestiarium – cloakroom in monastery; cloth merchant; tailor”.
What is the genitive of vestiārius?
The genitive singular is vestiāriī. vestiārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce vestiārius?
In classical Latin, [wɛs.tiˈaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ves.tiˈaː.ri.us].