aquilifer
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈkʷɪ.lɪ.fɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈkʷiː.li.fer]
Noun
aquilifer m (genitive aquiliferī); second declension
- standard-bearer (officer who carried the eagle standard of a legion)
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aquilifer | aquiliferī |
| genitive | aquiliferī | aquiliferōrum |
| dative | aquiliferō | aquiliferīs |
| accusative | aquiliferum | aquiliferōs |
| ablative | aquiliferō | aquiliferīs |
| vocative | aquilifer | aquiliferī |
References
- “aquilifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aquilifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aquilifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.