ossuarius

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Latin

Etymology

From ossua (alternative form of ossa (bones)) +‎ -ārius.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ossuārius (feminine ossuāria, neuter ossuārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or for bones.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms

References

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