aurifer

Latin

Etymology

From aurum (gold) + -fer (-carrying).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.ri.fer/, [ˈau̯.rɪ.fɛr]

Adjective

aurifer (feminine aurifera, neuter auriferum); first/second declension

  1. bearing, producing or containing gold, gold-bearing, auriferous
  2. (of a tree, garden, or grove) bearing golden fruit

Inflection

First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative aurifer aurifera auriferum auriferī auriferae aurifera
Genitive auriferī auriferae auriferī auriferōrum auriferārum auriferōrum
Dative auriferō auriferae auriferō auriferīs auriferīs auriferīs
Accusative auriferum auriferam auriferum auriferōs auriferās aurifera
Ablative auriferō auriferā auriferō auriferīs auriferīs auriferīs
Vocative aurifer aurifera auriferum auriferī auriferae aurifera

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References

  • aurifer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aurifer in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aurifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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