scalarius
Latin
Etymology
From scālae (“ladder”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [skaːˈɫaː.ri.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [skaˈlaː.ri.us]
Noun
scālārius m (genitive scālāriī or scālārī); second declension
- A maker of staircases.
- A fireman responsible for the ladders.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scālārius | scālāriī |
| genitive | scālāriī scālārī1 |
scālāriōrum |
| dative | scālāriō | scālāriīs |
| accusative | scālārium | scālāriōs |
| ablative | scālāriō | scālāriīs |
| vocative | scālārie | scālāriī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms
References
- "scalarius", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- scalarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- scalarius in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016