lactifer

Latin

Etymology

From lac (“milk”) +‎ -fer (“carrying, bearing”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

lactifer (feminine lactifera, neuter lactiferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. milk-bringing, producing milk

Declension

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

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative lactifer lactifera lactiferum lactiferī lactiferae lactifera
genitive lactiferī lactiferae lactiferī lactiferōrum lactiferārum lactiferōrum
dative lactiferō lactiferae lactiferō lactiferīs
accusative lactiferum lactiferam lactiferum lactiferōs lactiferās lactifera
ablative lactiferō lactiferā lactiferō lactiferīs
vocative lactifer lactifera lactiferum lactiferī lactiferae lactifera

References

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lactifère.

Adjective

lactifer m or n (feminine singular lactiferă, masculine plural lactiferi, feminine and neuter plural lactifere)

  1. lactiferous

Declension

Declension of lactifer
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite lactifer lactiferă lactiferi lactifere
definite lactiferul lactifera lactiferii lactiferele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite lactifer lactifere lactiferi lactifere
definite lactiferului lactiferei lactiferilor lactiferelor
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