adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
ēnsifer1
ēnsifer (feminine ēnsifera, neuter ēnsiferum)
Classical[ˈẽː.sɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛn.si.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivewith a sword, wearing a sword, sword-bearing (especially as an epithet of Orion)
ēnsifer Ōrīōn aequore mersus erit
sword-bearing Orion will be plunged into the sea (The apparent setting of Orion (constellation) beneath an ocean horizon.)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 4.3881835. M. Annaeus Lucanus, Pharsalia (ed. Carolus Hermannus Weise) book 1, line 663 (3.61)
Does the sword-bearing side of Orion gleam too much?
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er ēnsifer | ēnsifera | ēnsiferum |
| genitive | ēnsiferī | ēnsiferae | ēnsiferī |
| dative | ēnsiferō | ēnsiferae | ēnsiferō |
| accusative | ēnsiferum | ēnsiferam | ēnsiferum |
| ablative | ēnsiferō | ēnsiferā | ēnsiferō |
| vocative | ēnsifer | ēnsifera | ēnsiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ēnsiferī | ēnsiferae | ēnsifera |
| genitive | ēnsiferōrum | ēnsiferārum | ēnsiferōrum |
| dative | ēnsiferīs | ēnsiferīs | ēnsiferīs |
| accusative | ēnsiferōs | ēnsiferās | ēnsifera |
| ablative | ēnsiferīs | ēnsiferīs | ēnsiferīs |
| vocative | ēnsiferī | ēnsiferae | ēnsifera |
ensĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. ensis-fero,
I. sword-bearing: Orion (like the Gr. ξιφήρης), Luc. 1, 665:
Celeneus, Val. Fl. 3, 406: catervae, Stat. Th. 4, 321.Origins
From ēnsis (“sword”) + -fer (“-carrying”). Compare Ancient Greek ξιφήρης (xiphḗrēs).
In English words that came into English from ēnsifer
- ensiferanēnsifer