noctifer
Latin
Etymology
From nox (“night”) + -fer (“carrying, bearing”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɔk.tɪ.fɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɔk.t̪i.fer]
Noun
noctifer m (genitive noctiferī); second declension
- bringer of night
- evening star
- Synonym: vesperūgō
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | noctifer | noctiferī |
| genitive | noctiferī | noctiferōrum |
| dative | noctiferō | noctiferīs |
| accusative | noctiferum | noctiferōs |
| ablative | noctiferō | noctiferīs |
| vocative | noctifer | noctiferī |
References
- “noctifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “noctifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- noctifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.