octonarius

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English

Etymology

From Latin octōnārius.

Noun

octonarius (plural octonarii)

  1. A verse having eight metrical feet.

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Latin

Etymology

From octōnus +‎ -ārius.

Pronunciation

Adjective

octōnārius (feminine octōnāria, neuter octōnārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Containing or consisting of eight things
  2. octonary

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • English: octonarius
  • Italian: ottonario

References

  • octonarius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • octonarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.