ostiarius

Latin

Etymology

From ostium (“door”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /os.tiˈaː.ri.us/

Adjective

ostiārius m (feminine ostiāria, neuter ostiārium); first/second declension

1. of or pertaining to a door

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	ostiārius	ostiāria	ostiārium		ostiāriī	ostiāriae	ostiāria
genitive	ostiāriī	ostiāriae	ostiāriī		ostiāriōrum	ostiāriārum	ostiāriōrum
dative	ostiāriō	ostiāriae	ostiāriō		ostiāriīs	ostiāriīs	ostiāriīs
accusative	ostiārium	ostiāriam	ostiārium		ostiāriōs	ostiāriās	ostiāria
ablative	ostiāriō	ostiāriā	ostiāriō		ostiāriīs	ostiāriīs	ostiāriīs
vocative	ostiārie	ostiāria	ostiārium		ostiāriī	ostiāriae	ostiāria

Noun

ostiārius (genitive osiāriī); m, second declension

1. porter, doorman

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	ostiārius	ostiāriī
genitive	ostiāriī	ostiāriōrum
dative	ostiāriō	ostiāriīs
accusative	ostiārium	ostiāriōs
ablative	ostiāriō	ostiāriīs
vocative	ostiārie	ostiāriī

Related terms

• ostiātim
• ostiolum
• ostium

Derived terms

English: usher French: huissier Italian: usciere

Portuguese: ostiário, ucheiro Romanian: ușar Spanish: ostiario, ujier