palumbarius

Latin

Etymology

From palumbēs (“wood pigeon”) +‎ -ārius.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pa.lumˈbaː.ri.us/, [pa.ɫʊmˈbaː.ri.ʊs]

Noun

palumbārius n (genitive palumbāriī); second declension

A kind of hawk which attacks doves.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	palumbārius	palumbāriī
genitive	palumbāriī	palumbāriōrum
dative	palumbāriō	palumbāriīs
accusative	palumbārium	palumbāriōs
ablative	palumbāriō	palumbāriīs
vocative	palumbārie	palumbāriī

Related terms

Descendants

Aromanian: pãrumbar
Italian: palombaro
Portuguese: pombeiro
Romanian: porumbar
Spanish: palumbario

References

palumbarius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
palumbarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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