bursarius

Latin

Etymology

bursa (“purse”) +‎ -ārius.

Noun

bursārius m (genitive bursāriī or bursārī); second declension (Medieval Latin)

(Medieval Latin, Late Latin)

1. a bursar
2. a purse-maker
3. a person who takes bribes

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	bursārius	bursāriī
genitive	bursāriī bursārī1	bursāriōrum
dative	bursāriō	bursāriīs
accusative	bursārium	bursāriōs
ablative	bursāriō	bursāriīs
vocative	bursārie	bursāriī

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

Related terms

• bursa
• bursiformis
• bursius

Descendants

• English: bursar
• Italian: borsaio