apiarius

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Latin

Etymology

apis (a bee) +‎ -ārius (agent of use”, “-keeper)

Pronunciation

Noun

apiārius m (genitive apiāriī or apiārī); second declension

  1. an apiarist, an apiculturist, a beekeeper

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative apiārius apiāriī
Genitive apiāriī
apiārī1
apiāriōrum
Dative apiāriō apiāriīs
Accusative apiārium apiāriōs
Ablative apiāriō apiāriīs
Vocative apiārie apiāriī

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

Synonyms

  • (apiarist, apiculturist, beekeeper): cīdlārius (Mediaeval)

Descendants

  • Sardinian: abialzu
  • Sicilian: aparu

References