adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
bipennifer
bipennifer (feminine bipennifera, neuter bipenniferum)
Classical[bɪˈpɛn.nɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[biˈpɛn.ni.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivebearing a two-edged axe
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er bipennifer | bipennifera | bipenniferum |
| genitive | bipenniferī | bipenniferae | bipenniferī |
| dative | bipenniferō | bipenniferae | bipenniferō |
| accusative | bipenniferum | bipenniferam | bipenniferum |
| ablative | bipenniferō | bipenniferā | bipenniferō |
| vocative | bipennifer | bipennifera | bipenniferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bipenniferī | bipenniferae | bipennifera |
| genitive | bipenniferōrum | bipenniferārum | bipenniferōrum |
| dative | bipenniferīs | bipenniferīs | bipenniferīs |
| accusative | bipenniferōs | bipenniferās | bipennifera |
| ablative | bipenniferīs | bipenniferīs | bipenniferīs |
| vocative | bipenniferī | bipenniferae | bipennifera |
bĭpennĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. 2. bipennis-fero,
I. bearing a two-edged axe (only in Ov.):
Lycurgus, Ov. M. 4, 22; id. Tr. 5, 3, 39: Arcas, id. M. 8, 391.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
bipennifer era, erum, adj.
bipennis + 1 FER-, bearing a two-edged axe: Lycurgus, O.
Origins
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 bipennifer From bipennis (“two-edged”) + -fer.