adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
colubrifer
colubrifer (feminine colubrifera, neuter colubriferum)
Classical[kɔˈɫʊ.brɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[koˈluː.bri.fer]
Meaning
- adjectiveserpent-bearing (an epithet for Medusa)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er colubrifer | colubrifera | colubriferum |
| genitive | colubriferī | colubriferae | colubriferī |
| dative | colubriferō | colubriferae | colubriferō |
| accusative | colubriferum | colubriferam | colubriferum |
| ablative | colubriferō | colubriferā | colubriferō |
| vocative | colubrifer | colubrifera | colubriferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | colubriferī | colubriferae | colubrifera |
| genitive | colubriferōrum | colubriferārum | colubriferōrum |
| dative | colubriferīs | colubriferīs | colubriferīs |
| accusative | colubriferōs | colubriferās | colubrifera |
| ablative | colubriferīs | colubriferīs | colubriferīs |
| vocative | colubriferī | colubriferae | colubrifera |
cŏlubrĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. coluberfero,
I. serpent-bearing, an epithet of Medusa (cf. coluber and colubra):
monstrum, Ov. M. 5, 241: collum, Luc. 9, 677.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
colubrifer fera, ferum, adj.
coluber + FER-, serpent-bearing: monstrum (i. e. Medusa), 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 colubrifer From coluber (“serpent”) + -fer.