adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
aestifer
aestifer (feminine aestifera, neuter aestiferum)
Classical[ˈae̯s.tɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛs.ti.fer]
Meaning
- activeadjectivebringing, causing, or producing heat
- adjectiveheated, sultry, hot
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er aestifer | aestifera | aestiferum |
| genitive | aestiferī | aestiferae | aestiferī |
| dative | aestiferō | aestiferae | aestiferō |
| accusative | aestiferum | aestiferam | aestiferum |
| ablative | aestiferō | aestiferā | aestiferō |
| vocative | aestifer | aestifera | aestiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aestiferī | aestiferae | aestifera |
| genitive | aestiferōrum | aestiferārum | aestiferōrum |
| dative | aestiferīs | aestiferīs | aestiferīs |
| accusative | aestiferōs | aestiferās | aestifera |
| ablative | aestiferīs | aestiferīs | aestiferīs |
| vocative | aestiferī | aestiferae | aestifera |
aestĭfer, fēra, fĕrum, adj. aestus-fero
I. Act., bringing, causing, or producing heat:
ignis, Lucr. 1, 663; 5, 612: canis, Verg. G. 2, 353; Cic. Arat. 111; Sil. 1, 194; 14, 585 al.—Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
aestifer era, erum, adj.,
heat-bringing, causing heat: canis, V.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Italic *aissus Latin aestus Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -fer Latin aestifer From aestus (“heat”) + -fer (“-carrying”).