furcifer

See also: Furcifer

Latin

Etymology

From furca +‎ -fer.

Pronunciation

Noun

furcifer m (genitive furciferī); second declension (derogatory)

  1. yoke-bearer (a term of abuse, usually of slaves)
  2. rascal, scoundrel, rogue
    Synonyms: verberō, mastīgia

Declension

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

singular plural
nominative furcifer furciferī
genitive furciferī furciferōrum
dative furciferō furciferīs
accusative furciferum furciferōs
ablative furciferō furciferīs
vocative furcifer furciferī

References

  • “furcifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “furcifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • furcifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “furcifer”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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