aerarius

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Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

aerārius (feminine aerāria, neuter aerārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) copper, bronze

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Noun

aerārius m (genitive aerāriī or aerārī); second declension

  1. coppersmith, bronzesmith
  2. lowest class citizen (paid poll tax but couldn't vote)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

  • aerarius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aerarius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aerarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • aerarius in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016