argentarius

Latin

Etymology

Derived from argent(um) (“silver”) +‎ -ārius (“dealer in”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ar.ɡenˈtaː.ri.us/, [ar.ɡɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ar.d͡ʒenˈta.ri.us/, [ar.d͡ʒenˈtaː.ri.us]
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Noun

argentārius m (genitive argentāriī); second declension

  1. banker, money changer

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative argentārius argentāriī
Genitive argentāriī argentāriōrum
Dative argentāriō argentāriīs
Accusative argentārium argentāriōs
Ablative argentāriō argentāriīs
Vocative argentārie argentāriī

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Adjective

argentārius (feminine argentāria, neuter argentārium); first/second declension

  1. silvern
  2. monetary
  3. financial
  4. banking (attributive)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative argentārius argentāria argentārium argentāriī argentāriae argentāria
Genitive argentāriī argentāriae argentāriī argentāriōrum argentāriārum argentāriōrum
Dative argentāriō argentāriae argentāriō argentāriīs argentāriīs argentāriīs
Accusative argentārium argentāriam argentārium argentāriōs argentāriās argentāria
Ablative argentāriō argentāriā argentāriō argentāriīs argentāriīs argentāriīs
Vocative argentārie argentāria argentārium argentāriī argentāriae argentāria

References
  • argentarius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • argentarius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • argentarius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • argentarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be a banker: argentariam facere (Verr. 5. 59. 155)
    • to close one's bank, give up banking: argentariam dissolvere (Caecin. 4. 11)
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