anguifer

Latin

Etymology

anguis (“snake”) +‎ -fer. Calque of Ancient Greek ὀφιοῦχος (ophioûkhos).

Pronunciation

Adjective

anguifer (feminine anguifera, neuter anguiferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. serpent-bearing

Declension

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

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative anguifer anguifera anguiferum anguiferī anguiferae anguifera
genitive anguiferī anguiferae anguiferī anguiferōrum anguiferārum anguiferōrum
dative anguiferō anguiferae anguiferō anguiferīs
accusative anguiferum anguiferam anguiferum anguiferōs anguiferās anguifera
ablative anguiferō anguiferā anguiferō anguiferīs
vocative anguifer anguifera anguiferum anguiferī anguiferae anguifera

Noun

anguifer m (genitive anguiferī); second declension

  1. the constellation Ophiuchus

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

singular plural
nominative anguifer anguiferī
genitive anguiferī anguiferōrum
dative anguiferō anguiferīs
accusative anguiferum anguiferōs
ablative anguiferō anguiferīs
vocative anguifer anguiferī

References

  • “anguifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “anguifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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