Seeking help on what may be a Latin occupation word on Croatian church records

nancy tengler

Hello,

Would anyone be able to interpret a word that appears on my g-grandmother's baptism record and her father's death/burial record?

Amalia was baptized 1 Oct 1857 in Velika Kopanica, Croatia to Ivan Attomir and Maria Jankovic. The words after her parents' names look like 'rotenii filius'. I don't understand the masculine ending if it is referring to Amalia as daughter of Ivan. (Record Entry #91 on Page 10)

https://www.familysearch.org/ark%3A/61903/3%3A1%3A3QS7-899X-18RN?i=10&wc=9R2D-7M8%3A391644801%2C392085001%2C392085701&cc=2040054

On Ivan's death/burial record 24 Oct 1859, what looks to be the same word appears after his name and appears to me in this record as 'Rotarius'. (Record Entry #79 on Page 31)

https://www.familysearch.org/ark%3A/61903/3%3A1%3A3QSQ-G99C-Y944-D?i=442&cc=2040054&cat=494324

On Amalia's 22 August 1888 marriage record in Croatian in Ðakovo, her father, Ivan, is listed as a 'Kolara'. I interpeted Kolara as a driver. (Record Entry #44 on Page 246)

https://www.familysearch.org/ark%3A/61903/3%3A1%3A3QS7-899X-S686?i=401&wc=9R23-BZC%3A391644801%2C392131401%2C392131501&cc=2040054

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Nancy

LuciaV

@nancy tengler

Hello! Rotarius, to my knowledge means a "wheelwright" or a "wheelmaker". Which in Croatian (as wikipedia says) is kolar. I can confirm that as well, since in the Slavic language (not Croatian) I speak, it is kolar as well.

So all 3 records say "wheelmaker".

Not sure about the masculine ending of filius in the baptism record, maybe just a mistake?

EDIT: the kolara in the marriage record... the -a is just a suffix used with the genitive case as in she is the daughter OF a wheelmaker. The word in it's basic (nominative) form is KOLAR

nancy tengler

Hi LuciaV,

Thank you VERY much for your quick response and explanation! I will update my source notes with those definitions.

Regards,

Nancy