ordinarius

Latin

Etymology

From ōrdō, ōrdinis (order, arrangement) +‎ -ārius.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ōrdinārius (feminine ōrdināria, neuter ōrdinārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or relating to order; orderly, usual, customary, regular, ordinary
    Synonyms: cotīdiānus, ūsuālis, sollemnis

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative ōrdinārius ōrdināria ōrdinārium ōrdināriī ōrdināriae ōrdināria
genitive ōrdināriī ōrdināriae ōrdināriī ōrdināriōrum ōrdināriārum ōrdināriōrum
dative ōrdināriō ōrdināriae ōrdināriō ōrdināriīs
accusative ōrdinārium ōrdināriam ōrdinārium ōrdināriōs ōrdināriās ōrdināria
ablative ōrdināriō ōrdināriā ōrdināriō ōrdināriīs
vocative ōrdinārie ōrdināria ōrdinārium ōrdināriī ōrdināriae ōrdināria

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

ōrdinārius m (genitive ōrdināriī or ōrdinārī); second declension

  1. overseer (who keeps order)
  2. (military) centurion of the first cohort
  3. (Medieval Latin) an ordinary; a judge or bishop having regular jurisdiction

Declension

Second-declension noun.

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

  • ordinarius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ordinarius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "ordinarius", 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)
  • ordinarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.