adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
grandifer
grandifer (feminine grandifera, neuter grandiferum)
Classical[ˈɡran.dɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡran.di.fer]
Meaning
- adjectiveproductive
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er grandifer | grandifera | grandiferum |
| genitive | grandiferī | grandiferae | grandiferī |
| dative | grandiferō | grandiferae | grandiferō |
| accusative | grandiferum | grandiferam | grandiferum |
| ablative | grandiferō | grandiferā | grandiferō |
| vocative | grandifer | grandifera | grandiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | grandiferī | grandiferae | grandifera |
| genitive | grandiferōrum | grandiferārum | grandiferōrum |
| dative | grandiferīs | grandiferīs | grandiferīs |
| accusative | grandiferōs | grandiferās | grandifera |
| ablative | grandiferīs | grandiferīs | grandiferīs |
| vocative | grandiferī | grandiferae | grandifera |
grandĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. grandisfero,
I. bearing or producing great things, productive:
hae arationes, Cic. Phil. 2, 39, 101; cf. Mart. Cap. 5, § 511: loci facies palmis arboribus grandifera, Auct. Itin. Alex. 20, 51: facta, Nazar. Paneg. Const. 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
grandifer era, erum, adj.
grandis+1 FER-, bearing largely, productive : arationes.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*grandis
- Latingrandifer
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 grandifer From grandis (“grand”) + -fer (“carrying”).