adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
anguifer1
anguifer (feminine anguifera, neuter anguiferum)
Classical[ˈaŋ.ɡʷɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈaŋ.ɡʷi.fer]
Meaning
- adjectiveserpent-bearing
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quī anguēs fertanguifer -era -erum — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 10
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er anguifer | anguifera | anguiferum |
| genitive | anguiferī | anguiferae | anguiferī |
| dative | anguiferō | anguiferae | anguiferō |
| accusative | anguiferum | anguiferam | anguiferum |
| ablative | anguiferō | anguiferā | anguiferō |
| vocative | anguifer | anguifera | anguiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | anguiferī | anguiferae | anguifera |
| genitive | anguiferōrum | anguiferārum | anguiferōrum |
| dative | anguiferīs | anguiferīs | anguiferīs |
| accusative | anguiferōs | anguiferās | anguifera |
| ablative | anguiferīs | anguiferīs | anguiferīs |
| vocative | anguiferī | anguiferae | anguifera |
anguĭfer (trisyl.), fĕra, fĕrum, adj. anguis-fero,
I. serpent-bearing:
caput, Ov. M. 4, 741: Gorgo, Prop. 2, 2, 8.—Hence, subst.: Anguĭfer, fĕri, m. (as transl. of Ὀφιοῦχος), the serpent-bearer, the constellation Serpentarius or Ophiuchus, Col. 11, 2, 49; cf. anguitenens.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
anguifer (trisyl.), era, erum, adj.
anguis + FER-, serpent-bearing (poet.): caput, O.: Gorgo, Pr.
Origins
anguis (“snake”) + -fer. Calque of Ancient Greek ὀφιοῦχος (ophioûkhos).