contraretiarius
Appearance
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From contrā (“against”) + rētiārius (“a net fighter”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kon.traː.reː.tiˈaː.ri.us/, [kɔn̪t̪räːreːt̪iˈäːriʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.tra.ret.t͡siˈa.ri.us/, [kon̪t̪räret̪ː͡s̪iˈäːrius]
Noun
[edit]contrārētiārius m (genitive contrārētiāriī or contrārētiārī); second declension
- (gladiatorial combat) A net-fighting opponent; the opponent of a rētiārius, who is himself a rētiārius.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).