LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

clāvuligerus

clāvuligerus (feminine clāvuligera, neuter clāvuligerum)
Classical[kɫaː.wʊˈlɪ.ɡɛ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[kla.vuˈliː.d͡ʒe.rus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivebearing a little stick or club

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeclāvuligerusclāvuligeraclāvuligerum
genitiveclāvuligerīclāvuligeraeclāvuligerī
dativeclāvuligerōclāvuligeraeclāvuligerō
accusativeclāvuligerumclāvuligeramclāvuligerum
ablativeclāvuligerōclāvuligerāclāvuligerō
vocativeclāvuligereclāvuligeraclāvuligerum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeclāvuligerīclāvuligeraeclāvuligera
genitiveclāvuligerōrumclāvuligerārumclāvuligerōrum
dativeclāvuligerīsclāvuligerīsclāvuligerīs
accusativeclāvuligerōsclāvuligerāsclāvuligera
ablativeclāvuligerīsclāvuligerīsclāvuligerīs
vocativeclāvuligerīclāvuligeraeclāvuligera

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Italic *gezō Latin gerō Latin -us Latin clāvuligerus From clāvula (“little branch or stick”) + gerō (“to bear, carry”) + -us (adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishclavulanic acidfrom Translingual Streptomyces clavuligerus
  • Englishclavulanicfrom Translingual Streptomyces clavuligerus

Quick answers

What does clāvuligerus mean in Latin?
clāvuligerus, a adjective, means “bearing a little stick or club”.
How do you pronounce clāvuligerus?
In classical Latin, [kɫaː.wʊˈlɪ.ɡɛ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kla.vuˈliː.d͡ʒe.rus].