adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
gemmifer
gemmifer (feminine gemmifera, neuter gemmiferum)
Classical[ˈɡɛm.mɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒɛm.mi.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivepoeticgem-bearing (bearing gems; containing gems; producing gems)
- adjectivefigurativelybrilliant, sparkling (vivacious)
gemmiferās speciēs, ut ament, mortālibus aptō
I fashion vivacious forms for mortals to lovec. 755 CE, Bonif., Aen. (Vana gloria).337 (DMLBS)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er gemmifer | gemmifera | gemmiferum |
| genitive | gemmiferī | gemmiferae | gemmiferī |
| dative | gemmiferō | gemmiferae | gemmiferō |
| accusative | gemmiferum | gemmiferam | gemmiferum |
| ablative | gemmiferō | gemmiferā | gemmiferō |
| vocative | gemmifer | gemmifera | gemmiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gemmiferī | gemmiferae | gemmifera |
| genitive | gemmiferōrum | gemmiferārum | gemmiferōrum |
| dative | gemmiferīs | gemmiferīs | gemmiferīs |
| accusative | gemmiferōs | gemmiferās | gemmifera |
| ablative | gemmiferīs | gemmiferīs | gemmiferīs |
| vocative | gemmiferī | gemmiferae | gemmifera |
gemmĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. gemma, II. -fero,
I. bearing or containing gems (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
amnes (Acesinus et Ganges), Plin. 37, 13, 76, § 200; cf. mare (i. e. Erythraei; cf. gemma, II. 2. b.), Prop. 3, 4 (4, 3), 2: corona, Val. Fl. 5, 448.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
gemmifer era, erum, adj.
gemma+1 FER-, producing gems : mare, Pr.
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 gemmifer From gemma (“gem”) + -fer (“-carrying”).