litterarius
Latin
Alternative forms
- literarius
Etymology
From littera; further etymology unknown.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /lit.teˈraː.ri.us/, [lʲɪt̪ːɛˈräːriʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /lit.teˈra.ri.us/, [lit̪ːeˈräːrius]
Adjective
litterārius (feminine litterāria, neuter litterārium); first/second-declension adjective
- literary: Of or about literature or writing
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | litterārius | litterāria | litterārium | litterāriī | litterāriae | litterāria | |
| Genitive | litterāriī | litterāriae | litterāriī | litterāriōrum | litterāriārum | litterāriōrum | |
| Dative | litterāriō | litterāriō | litterāriīs | ||||
| Accusative | litterārium | litterāriam | litterārium | litterāriōs | litterāriās | litterāria | |
| Ablative | litterāriō | litterāriā | litterāriō | litterāriīs | |||
| Vocative | litterārie | litterāria | litterārium | litterāriī | litterāriae | litterāria | |
References
- “litterarius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “litterarius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- litterarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- litterarius in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016