pestifer

Latin

Etymology

From pestis (“pest”) +‎ -fer (“carrying”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpes.ti.fer/, [ˈpɛs.tɪ.fɛr]

Adjective

pestifer (feminine pestifera, neuter pestiferum); first/second declension

  1. pestilential
  2. destructive, baleful, noxious, pernicious, pestiferous

Inflection

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pestifer pestifera pestiferum pestiferī pestiferae pestifera
Genitive pestiferī pestiferae pestiferī pestiferōrum pestiferārum pestiferōrum
Dative pestiferō pestiferae pestiferō pestiferīs pestiferīs pestiferīs
Accusative pestiferum pestiferam pestiferum pestiferōs pestiferās pestifera
Ablative pestiferō pestiferā pestiferō pestiferīs pestiferīs pestiferīs
Vocative pestifer pestifera pestiferum pestiferī pestiferae pestifera

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