adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
buxifer
buxifer (feminine buxifera, neuter buxiferum)
Classical[ˈbʊk.sɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈbuk.si.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivebearing box trees or boxwood
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er buxifer | buxifera | buxiferum |
| genitive | buxiferī | buxiferae | buxiferī |
| dative | buxiferō | buxiferae | buxiferō |
| accusative | buxiferum | buxiferam | buxiferum |
| ablative | buxiferō | buxiferā | buxiferō |
| vocative | buxifer | buxifera | buxiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | buxiferī | buxiferae | buxifera |
| genitive | buxiferōrum | buxiferārum | buxiferōrum |
| dative | buxiferīs | buxiferīs | buxiferīs |
| accusative | buxiferōs | buxiferās | buxifera |
| ablative | buxiferīs | buxiferīs | buxiferīs |
| vocative | buxiferī | buxiferae | buxifera |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
buxifer ī, adj.
buxus + 1 FER-, bearing boxtrees: Cytorus, Ct.
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 buxifer From buxus (“box tree”) + -fer (“carrying”).