Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
-farius. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
-farius, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
-farius in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
-farius you have here. The definition of the word
-farius will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
-farius, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Latin
Etymology
Back-formation from bifāriam (“in two places, doubly”).
Suffix
-fārius (feminine -fāria, neuter -fārium); first/second-declension suffix
- -fold; used to form multiplicative adjectives.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
Derived terms
References
- ^ “-fārius” on page 676/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
- ^ Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “-fārius”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 217