chartarius

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Latin

Etymology

From charta (papyrus, paper) +‎ -ārius (-ary: forming adjectives and nouns), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, papyrus, paper). Cf. chartularius.

Pronunciation

Noun

chartārius m (genitive chartāriī or chartārī); second declension

  1. stationer, a person who sells papyrus or paper
  2. papermaker, a person who makes papyrus or paper
  3. (Medieval Latin) archivist, a person who oversees or maintains paper records

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative chartārius chartāriī
genitive chartāriī
chartārī1
chartāriōrum
dative chartāriō chartāriīs
accusative chartārium chartāriōs
ablative chartāriō chartāriīs
vocative chartārie chartāriī

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

Adjective

chartārius (feminine chartāria, neuter chartārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of, similar to, or related to papyrus.
  2. Of, similar to, or related to paper.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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