adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
clāviger1
clāviger (feminine clāvigera, neuter clāvigerum)
Classical[ˈkɫaː.wɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈklaː.vi.d͡ʒer]
Meaning
- adjectiveclub-bearing
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er clāviger | clāvigera | clāvigerum |
| genitive | clāvigerī | clāvigerae | clāvigerī |
| dative | clāvigerō | clāvigerae | clāvigerō |
| accusative | clāvigerum | clāvigeram | clāvigerum |
| ablative | clāvigerō | clāvigerā | clāvigerō |
| vocative | clāviger | clāvigera | clāvigerum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | clāvigerī | clāvigerae | clāvigera |
| genitive | clāvigerōrum | clāvigerārum | clāvigerōrum |
| dative | clāvigerīs | clāvigerīs | clāvigerīs |
| accusative | clāvigerōs | clāvigerās | clāvigera |
| ablative | clāvigerīs | clāvigerīs | clāvigerīs |
| vocative | clāvigerī | clāvigerae | clāvigera |
clāvĭger, gĕra, gĕrum, adj.,
I. clubbearing; as an epithet of Hercules [clavagero], the club-bearer (v. clava, 1.), Ov. M. 15, 22; 15, 284; id. F 1, 544; 4, 68.—Also of the robber Periphetes:
clavigera proles, Ov. M. 7, 437: clavigerum numen, Sil. 3, 14.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
clāviger gera, gerum, adj.
clava + GES-, club-bearing: Volcani proles, i. e. Periphetes, O.— Of Hercules, the club-bearer, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Italic *gezō Latin gerō Latin -ger Latin clāviger From clāva (“club, cudgel”) + -ger (“bearing”).