cornifer

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.
Proto-Italic *kornū
Latin cornū
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós
Proto-Italic *-foros
Latin -fer
Latin cornifer

    From cornū (“horn”) + -fer (“-carrying”).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    cornifer (feminine cornifera, neuter corniferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

    1. horned, having horns.

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative cornifer cornifera corniferum corniferī corniferae cornifera
    genitive corniferī corniferae corniferī corniferōrum corniferārum corniferōrum
    dative corniferō corniferae corniferō corniferīs
    accusative corniferum corniferam corniferum corniferōs corniferās cornifera
    ablative corniferō corniferā corniferō corniferīs
    vocative cornifer cornifera corniferum corniferī corniferae cornifera

    Synonyms

    References

    • “cornifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “cornifer”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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