clavarius

Latin

Etymology

From clāvus +‎ -ārius.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɫaːˈwaː.ri.ʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [klaˈvaː.ri.us]

Noun

clāvārius m (genitive clāvāriī or clāvārī); second declension

nailsmith (metalworker who makes nails)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	clāvārius	clāvāriī
genitive	clāvāriī clāvārī¹	clāvāriōrum
dative	clāvāriō	clāvāriīs
accusative	clāvārium	clāvāriōs
ablative	clāvāriō	clāvāriīs
vocative	clāvārie	clāvāriī

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

Related terms

Further reading

clavarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.