adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
flōriger
flōriger (feminine flōrigera, neuter flōrigerum)
Classical[ˈfɫoː.rɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈflɔː.ri.d͡ʒer]
Meaning
- adjectivepoeticflower-bearing, flowery
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er flōriger | flōrigera | flōrigerum |
| genitive | flōrigerī | flōrigerae | flōrigerī |
| dative | flōrigerō | flōrigerae | flōrigerō |
| accusative | flōrigerum | flōrigeram | flōrigerum |
| ablative | flōrigerō | flōrigerā | flōrigerō |
| vocative | flōriger | flōrigera | flōrigerum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | flōrigerī | flōrigerae | flōrigera |
| genitive | flōrigerōrum | flōrigerārum | flōrigerōrum |
| dative | flōrigerīs | flōrigerīs | flōrigerīs |
| accusative | flōrigerōs | flōrigerās | flōrigera |
| ablative | flōrigerīs | flōrigerīs | flōrigerīs |
| vocative | flōrigerī | flōrigerae | flōrigera |
flōrĭger, gĕra, gĕrum, adj. flos+gero,
I. flower - bearing, flowery (post - class. and poet.):
labor, Luc. 9, 290 (Weber, al. florifer): sedes, i. e. the garden of Eden, Sedul. 2, 2; Venant. Carm. 3, 9, 1.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰléh₃s
- Proto-Italic*flōs
- Latinflōriger
Latin -ger Latin flōriger From flōs (“flower”) + -ger (“bearing”).