adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
ānxifer
ānxifer (feminine ānxifera, neuter ānxiferum)
Classical[ˈaːŋk.sɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈaŋk.si.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivebringing anxiety, distressing
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er ānxifer | ānxifera | ānxiferum |
| genitive | ānxiferī | ānxiferae | ānxiferī |
| dative | ānxiferō | ānxiferae | ānxiferō |
| accusative | ānxiferum | ānxiferam | ānxiferum |
| ablative | ānxiferō | ānxiferā | ānxiferō |
| vocative | ānxifer | ānxifera | ānxiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ānxiferī | ānxiferae | ānxifera |
| genitive | ānxiferōrum | ānxiferārum | ānxiferōrum |
| dative | ānxiferīs | ānxiferīs | ānxiferīs |
| accusative | ānxiferōs | ānxiferās | ānxifera |
| ablative | ānxiferīs | ānxiferīs | ānxiferīs |
| vocative | ānxiferī | ānxiferae | ānxifera |
anxĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. anxius-fero,
I. causing or bringing anxiety (only in Cic.):
curae, Cic. Div. 1, 13, 22: dolorum vertices, id. Tusc. 2, 9, 21.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ānxifer fera, ferum, adj.
anxius + FER-, bringing anxiety, distressing: curae, C. poet.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ-der. Proto-Italic *anɣō Latin angō Latin ānxius 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 ānxifer From ānxius + -fer.