scalarius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From scālae (“ladder”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /skaːˈlaː.ri.us/, [s̠käːˈɫ̪äːriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /skaˈla.ri.us/, [skäˈläːrius]
Noun edit
scālārius m (genitive scālāriī or scālārī); second declension
- A maker of staircases.
- A fireman responsible for the ladders.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | 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 edit
References edit
- 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 (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016