adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
cupressifer
cupressifer (feminine cupressifera, neuter cupressiferum)
Classical[kʊˈprɛs.sɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[kuˈprɛs.si.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivecypress-bearing
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er cupressifer | cupressifera | cupressiferum |
| genitive | cupressiferī | cupressiferae | cupressiferī |
| dative | cupressiferō | cupressiferae | cupressiferō |
| accusative | cupressiferum | cupressiferam | cupressiferum |
| ablative | cupressiferō | cupressiferā | cupressiferō |
| vocative | cupressifer | cupressifera | cupressiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cupressiferī | cupressiferae | cupressifera |
| genitive | cupressiferōrum | cupressiferārum | cupressiferōrum |
| dative | cupressiferīs | cupressiferīs | cupressiferīs |
| accusative | cupressiferōs | cupressiferās | cupressifera |
| ablative | cupressiferīs | cupressiferīs | cupressiferīs |
| vocative | cupressiferī | cupressiferae | cupressifera |
cū^pressĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. cupressus-fero,
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cupressifer fera, ferum, adj.
cupressus + FER-, cypress-bearing: Erymanthus, 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 cupressifer From cupressus (“cypress tree”) + -fer (“-carrying”).