armentario

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin armentārius, derived from armentum. By surface analysis, armento +‎ -ario.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ar.menˈta.rjo/
  • Rhymes: -arjo
  • Hyphenation: ar‧men‧tà‧rio

Adjective

armentario (feminine armentaria, masculine plural armentari, feminine plural armentarie)

  1. (literary, relational) livestock
  2. (literary, archaic) that is part of livestock

Noun

armentario m (plural armentari)

  1. (literary) herdsman
    Synonym: (literary) armentiere
  2. (literary) an owner of livestock

Further reading
  • armentario in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

armentāriō

  1. dative/ablative singular of armentārius
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