LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

viārius

viārius (feminine viāria, neuter viārium)
Classical[wiˈaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[viˈaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or belonging to the highways or roads
    Quod tibi supra scripsi Curionem valde frigere, iam calet; nam ferventissime concerpitur; levissime enim, quia de intercalando non obtinuerat, transfugit ad populum et pro Caesare loqui coepit legemque viariam, non dissimilem agrariae Rulli, et alimentariam, quae iubet aediles metiri, iactavit: hoc nondum fecerat, cum priorem partem epistulae scripsi.62 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares 8.6.5

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeviāriusviāriaviārium
genitiveviāriīviāriaeviāriī
dativeviāriōviāriaeviāriō
accusativeviāriumviāriamviārium
ablativeviāriōviāriāviāriō
vocativeviārīviāriaviārium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeviāriīviāriaeviāria
genitiveviāriōrumviāriārumviāriōrum
dativeviāriīsviāriīsviāriīs
accusativeviāriōsviāriāsviāria
ablativeviāriīsviāriīsviāriīs
vocativeviāriīviāriaeviāria

vĭārĭus (old form VIASIEIS, Lex Thor.), a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or belonging to the highways or roads: lex, for keeping the roads in repair, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 5.

Origins

Inherited from Old Latin VIASIEIS. By surface analysis, via + -ārius.

Descendants
  • Italianviario
  • Spanishviario

Quick answers

What does viārius mean in Latin?
viārius, a adjective, means “of or belonging to the highways or roads”.
How do you pronounce viārius?
In classical Latin, [wiˈaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [viˈaː.ri.us].