porcarius

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Latin

Etymology

From porcus (pig, swine) +‎ -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

Pronunciation

Adjective

porcārius (feminine porcāria, neuter porcārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (Late Latin) of or relating to a swine

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative porcārius porcāria porcārium porcāriī porcāriae porcāria
genitive porcāriī porcāriae porcāriī porcāriōrum porcāriārum porcāriōrum
dative porcāriō porcāriae porcāriō porcāriīs
accusative porcārium porcāriam porcārium porcāriōs porcāriās porcāria
ablative porcāriō porcāriā porcāriō porcāriīs
vocative porcārie porcāria porcārium porcāriī porcāriae porcāria

Noun

porcārius m (genitive porcāriī or porcārī); second declension

  1. a swineherd

Declension

Second-declension noun.

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

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