adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
imbrifer
imbrifer (feminine imbrifera, neuter imbriferum)
Classical[ˈɪm.brɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈim.bri.fer]
Meaning
- adjectiverain-bearing; which gives rain
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er imbrifer | imbrifera | imbriferum |
| genitive | imbriferī | imbriferae | imbriferī |
| dative | imbriferō | imbriferae | imbriferō |
| accusative | imbriferum | imbriferam | imbriferum |
| ablative | imbriferō | imbriferā | imbriferō |
| vocative | imbrifer | imbrifera | imbriferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | imbriferī | imbriferae | imbrifera |
| genitive | imbriferōrum | imbriferārum | imbriferōrum |
| dative | imbriferīs | imbriferīs | imbriferīs |
| accusative | imbriferōs | imbriferās | imbrifera |
| ablative | imbriferīs | imbriferīs | imbriferīs |
| vocative | imbriferī | imbriferae | imbrifera |
imbrĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. imber-fero,
I. rain - bringing, rainy (poet. and in postAug. prose):
Austri, Ov. M. 13, 725: ver, Verg. G. 1, 313: caelum, Col. 5, 5, 4: Nilus, i. e. overflowing, Mart. 1, 62, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
imbrifer era, erum, adj.
imber+1 FER-, rain-bringing, raing: Austri, O.: ver, V.
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 imbrifer From imber (“rain”) + -fer (“carrying”).
Descendants
- Englishimbriferous
- Italianimbrifero
- Portugueseimbrífero
In English words that came into English from imbrifer
- imbriferousimbrifer