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.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative octōnārius octōnāria octōnārium octōnāriī octōnāriae octōnāria
genitive octōnāriī octōnāriae octōnāriī octōnāriōrum octōnāriārum octōnāriōrum
dative octōnāriō octōnāriae octōnāriō octōnāriīs
accusative octōnārium octōnāriam octōnārium octōnāriōs octōnāriās octōnāria
ablative octōnāriō octōnāriā octōnāriō octōnāriīs
vocative octōnārie octōnāria octōnārium octōnāriī octōnāriae octōnāria

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.