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noun · masculinesecond declension

dapifer

dapifer m (genitive dapiferī)
Ecclesiastical[ˈdaː.pi.fer]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculinesteward, seneschal

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedapiferdapiferī
genitivedapiferīdapiferōrum
dativedapiferōdapiferīs
accusativedapiferumdapiferōs
ablativedapiferōdapiferīs
vocativedapiferdapiferī

dăpĭfer, ĕri, m. daps-fero,
I. a servant who waited at table, Inscr. Murat. 915, 3: cf. dapifer, σιτοφόρος, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂p-
  3. Proto-Indo-European *déh₂ps ~*dh₂pés
  4. Proto-Italic*daps
  5. Latindapifer

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 dapifer From daps + -fer.

Descendants
  • Englishdapifer
  • Italiandapifero

Quick answers

What does dapifer mean in Latin?
dapifer, a noun, means “steward, seneschal”.
What is the genitive of dapifer?
The genitive singular is dapiferī. dapifer is masculine, second declension.
Where does dapifer come from?
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *deh₂p- → Proto-Indo-European *déh₂ps ~ *dh₂pés → Proto-Italic *daps → Latin dapifer.