adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
cōnifer
cōnifer (feminine cōnifera, neuter cōniferum)
Classical[ˈkoː.nɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.ni.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivebearing conical fruit
cernimus astantis nequiquam lumine torvo Aetnaeos fratres caelo capita alta ferentis, concilium horrendum: quales cum vertice celso aeriae quercus aut coniferae cyparissi
Translation by David West We saw the brotherhood of Etna standing there helpless, each with his one eye glaring and head held high in the sky, a fearsome gathering, standing like high-topped mountain oaks or cone-bearing cypresses in Jupiter's soaring forest or the grove of Diana.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 3.677–681
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er cōnifer | cōnifera | cōniferum |
| genitive | cōniferī | cōniferae | cōniferī |
| dative | cōniferō | cōniferae | cōniferō |
| accusative | cōniferum | cōniferam | cōniferum |
| ablative | cōniferō | cōniferā | cōniferō |
| vocative | cōnifer | cōnifera | cōniferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cōniferī | cōniferae | cōnifera |
| genitive | cōniferōrum | cōniferārum | cōniferōrum |
| dative | cōniferīs | cōniferīs | cōniferīs |
| accusative | cōniferōs | cōniferās | cōnifera |
| ablative | cōniferīs | cōniferīs | cōniferīs |
| vocative | cōniferī | cōniferae | cōnifera |
cōnĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. conus-fero,
I. bearing fruit of a conical form:
cyparissi, Verg. A. 3, 680 Serv.; cf. coniger and co nus.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōnifer fera, ferum, adj.
conus + FER-, bearing conical fruit: cyparissi, V.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱóh₃nos Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos)bor. Latin cōnus 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 cōnifer From cōnus (“cone”) + -fer (“-bearing”).