sagittarius

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Latin

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Etymology

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From sagitta (arrow) +‎ -ārius (suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sagittārius (feminine sagittāria, neuter sagittārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. armed with a bow and arrows
  2. of or concerning arrows

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sagittārius sagittāria sagittārium sagittāriī sagittāriae sagittāria
Genitive sagittāriī sagittāriae sagittāriī sagittāriōrum sagittāriārum sagittāriōrum
Dative sagittāriō sagittāriō sagittāriīs
Accusative sagittārium sagittāriam sagittārium sagittāriōs sagittāriās sagittāria
Ablative sagittāriō sagittāriā sagittāriō sagittāriīs
Vocative sagittārie sagittāria sagittārium sagittāriī sagittāriae sagittāria

Descendants

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  • English: sagittary

Noun

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sagittārius m (genitive sagittāriī or sagittārī); second declension

  1. archer, bowman
  2. fletcher, arrow-maker

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sagittārius sagittāriī
Genitive sagittāriī
sagittārī1
sagittāriōrum
Dative sagittāriō sagittāriīs
Accusative sagittārium sagittāriōs
Ablative sagittāriō sagittāriīs
Vocative sagittārie sagittāriī

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

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