vulgaris

Latin

Alternative forms

volgāris

Etymology

From vulgus (“the multitude, the masses”) +‎ -āris.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯ulˈɡaː.ris/, [u̯ʊɫ̪ˈɡäːrɪs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vulˈɡa.ris/, [vulˈɡäːris]
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Adjective

vulgāris (neuter vulgāre, superlative vulgārissimus, adverb vulgāre or vulgāriter); third-declension two-termination adjective

common, usual, commonly known
simple, plain

Usage notes

In New Latin, within taxonomic binomial nomenclature, vulgaris is a specific epithet in many genera, across all kingdoms, denoting a common (prevalent) species of the genus (for example, Beta vulgaris, Vespula vulgaris, Sturnus vulgaris), and within disease classification and nomenclature (nosology), it denotes the common or classic form of any of various disorders (for example, acne vulgaris, impetigo vulgaris, psoriasis vulgaris).

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	vulgāris	vulgāre	vulgārēs	vulgāria
Genitive	vulgāris		vulgārium
Dative	vulgārī		vulgāribus
Accusative	vulgārem	vulgāre	vulgārēs vulgārīs	vulgāria
Ablative	vulgārī		vulgāribus
Vocative	vulgāris	vulgāre	vulgārēs	vulgāria

Related terms

vulgāritās
vulgāriter
vulgārius
vulgātē
vulgātor
vulgātus
vulgivagus
vulgō
vulgus

Descendants

Catalan: vulgar
English: vulgar
French: vulgaire
- Danish: vulgær
- Dutch: vulgair
- German: vulgär
Galician: vulgar
Italian: volgare
Norman: vuldgaithe
Portuguese: vulgar
Romanian: vulgar
Spanish: vulgar
Swedish: vulgär

References

“vulgaris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
vulgaris 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)
vulgaris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette