stercorarius

Latin

Etymology

stercus (“dung”) +‎ -ārius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ster.koˈraː.ri.us/, [s̠t̪ɛrkɔˈräːriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ster.koˈra.ri.us/, [st̪erkoˈräːrius]

Adjective

stercorārius (feminine stercorāria, neuter stercorārium); first/second-declension adjective

1. related to dung

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stercorārius	stercorāria	stercorārium		stercorāriī	stercorāriae	stercorāria
genitive	stercorāriī	stercorāriae	stercorāriī		stercorāriōrum	stercorāriārum	stercorāriōrum
dative	stercorāriō	stercorāriae	stercorāriō		stercorāriīs
accusative	stercorārium	stercorāriam	stercorārium		stercorāriōs	stercorāriās	stercorāria
ablative	stercorāriō	stercorāriā	stercorāriō		stercorāriīs
vocative	stercorārie	stercorāria	stercorārium		stercorāriī	stercorāriae	stercorāria

Descendants

• → Catalan: estercorari (learned)
• Galician: esterqueiro
• → Italian: stercorario (learned)
• Spanish: estercolero