tessellarius
Latin
Etymology
tessella + -ārius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tes.selˈlaː.ri.us/, [tɛs.sɛlˈlaː.ri.ʊs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tes.selˈla.ri.us/, [tes.selˈlaː.ri.us]
Noun
tessellārius m (genitive tessellāriī or tessellārī); second declension
- mosaic-floor-maker, who makes the tiled ground, paviour
Declension
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tessellārius | tessellāriī |
Genitive | tessellāriī tessellārī1 | tessellāriōrum |
Dative | tessellāriō | tessellāriīs |
Accusative | tessellārium | tessellāriōs |
Ablative | tessellāriō | tessellāriīs |
Vocative | tessellārie | tessellāriī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- tessellarius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tessellarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette