dulcifer

Latin

Etymology

From dulcis (“sweet”) +‎ -fer (“-carrying”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dulcifer (feminine dulcifera, neuter dulciferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. containing sweetness, sweet

Declension

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

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative dulcifer dulcifera dulciferum dulciferī dulciferae dulcifera
genitive dulciferī dulciferae dulciferī dulciferōrum dulciferārum dulciferōrum
dative dulciferō dulciferae dulciferō dulciferīs
accusative dulciferum dulciferam dulciferum dulciferōs dulciferās dulcifera
ablative dulciferō dulciferā dulciferō dulciferīs
vocative dulcifer dulcifera dulciferum dulciferī dulciferae dulcifera

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “sweet”): amārus

Descendants

  • Portuguese: dulcífero

References

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