sortiarius
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From sort- (“fate, fortune”) + -ārius (occupational suffix), hence with an etymological sense of 'fortune-teller'. Attested in the writings of Hincmar.[1]
Noun[edit]
sortiārius m (genitive sortiāriī or sortiārī); second declension (Early Medieval Latin)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sortiārius | sortiāriī |
| Genitive | sortiāriī sortiārī1 |
sortiāriōrum |
| Dative | sortiāriō | sortiāriīs |
| Accusative | sortiārium | sortiāriōs |
| Ablative | sortiāriō | sortiāriīs |
| Vocative | sortiārie | sortiāriī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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References[edit]
- ^ Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “sortiarius”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 981