adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
herbifer
herbifer (feminine herbifera, neuter herbiferum)
Classical[ˈhɛr.bɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛr.bi.fer]
Meaning
- adjectiveproducing grass, grassy, herbiferous
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er herbifer | herbifera | herbiferum |
| genitive | herbiferī | herbiferae | herbiferī |
| dative | herbiferō | herbiferae | herbiferō |
| accusative | herbiferum | herbiferam | herbiferum |
| ablative | herbiferō | herbiferā | herbiferō |
| vocative | herbifer | herbifera | herbiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | herbiferī | herbiferae | herbifera |
| genitive | herbiferōrum | herbiferārum | herbiferōrum |
| dative | herbiferīs | herbiferīs | herbiferīs |
| accusative | herbiferōs | herbiferās | herbifera |
| ablative | herbiferīs | herbiferīs | herbiferīs |
| vocative | herbiferī | herbiferae | herbifera |
herbĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. herba-fero,
I. producing grass or herbs, grassy, herbiferous (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
colles, Ov. M. 14, 9: Acis, id. F. 4, 468: Pelius mons, Plin. 25, 8, 53, § 94.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
herbifer fera, ferum, adj.
herba+1 FER-, producing grass, grassy : colles, O.: Acis, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-dʰ? Latin herba 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 herbifer From herba (“grass”) + -fer (“-bearing”).