adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
armifer
armifer (feminine armifera, neuter armiferum)
Classical[ˈar.mɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈar.mi.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivecarrying weapons; armed, warlike
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er armifer | armifera | armiferum |
| genitive | armiferī | armiferae | armiferī |
| dative | armiferō | armiferae | armiferō |
| accusative | armiferum | armiferam | armiferum |
| ablative | armiferō | armiferā | armiferō |
| vocative | armifer | armifera | armiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | armiferī | armiferae | armifera |
| genitive | armiferōrum | armiferārum | armiferōrum |
| dative | armiferīs | armiferīs | armiferīs |
| accusative | armiferōs | armiferās | armifera |
| ablative | armiferīs | armiferīs | armiferīs |
| vocative | armiferī | armiferae | armifera |
armĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. arma-fero,
I. bearing weapons, armed, warlike (perh. first used by Ov.; for the distinction between it and armiger, v. armiger, II.).
I. Lit., as an epithet of Mars and Minerva:
armifer armiferae correptus amore Minervae, Ov. F. 3, 681: me armiferae servatum cura Minervae eripuit, id. M. 14, 475: Leleges, id. ib. 9, 645: gentes, Sil. 4, 45: labores, labors of war, warfare, Stat. S. 1, 2, 96: irae, id. Th. 6, 831.—II. Transf.:
arvum, the field in Colchis, sowed with dragons' teeth, from which armed men sprang up, Sen. Med. 469 (for which armigera humus in Prop. 4, 10, 10, and armiger sulcus in Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 324; v. armiger, I. fin.).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
armifer era, erum, adj.
arma + FER-, armsbearing, armed, warlike: Minerva, O.: Leleges, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂(e)rmos
- Latinarmifer
Proto-Italic *armosder. Latin arma Latin -i- 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 armifer From arma (“arms, weapons”) + -i- + -fer (“-carrying”).