What does equiferus mean in Latin?

equiferus, a noun, means “wild horse”.

What is the genitive of equiferus?

The genitive singular is equiferī. equiferus is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [ɛˈkʷɪ.fɛ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈkʷiː.fe.rus].

Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos → Proto-Italic *ekwos → Latin equiferus.

noun · masculinesecond declension

equiferus m (genitive equiferī)

Classical[ɛˈkʷɪ.fɛ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈkʷiː.fe.rus]

masculinewild horse
De equiferis non scripserunt Graeci, quoniam terrae illae non gignebant, verum tamen fortiora omnia eadem quam in equis intellegi debent.Translation by W. H. S. Jones About wild horses the Greeks have not written, because Greek lands did not breed them, but it must be inferred that all remedies from them are more potent than from the tame animal.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 28.45.159

ĕquĭ-fĕrus, i, m. equus,

I. a wild horse, Plin. 28, 10, 45, § 159; 28, 13, 55, § 197.

Latin ferus Latin equiferus From equus (“horse”) + ferus (“wild”).

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