adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
labōrifer
labōrifer (feminine labōrifera, neuter labōriferum)
Classical[ɫaˈboː.rɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[laˈbɔː.ri.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivelaborious
- adjectivelabor-bearing, toil-enduring
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er labōrifer | labōrifera | labōriferum |
| genitive | labōriferī | labōriferae | labōriferī |
| dative | labōriferō | labōriferae | labōriferō |
| accusative | labōriferum | labōriferam | labōriferum |
| ablative | labōriferō | labōriferā | labōriferō |
| vocative | labōrifer | labōrifera | labōriferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | labōriferī | labōriferae | labōrifera |
| genitive | labōriferōrum | labōriferārum | labōriferōrum |
| dative | labōriferīs | labōriferīs | labōriferīs |
| accusative | labōriferōs | labōriferās | labōrifera |
| ablative | labōriferīs | labōriferīs | labōriferīs |
| vocative | labōriferī | labōriferae | labōrifera |
lăbōrĭfer, a, um, adj. 2. labor-fero,
I. labor-bearing, toil-enduring (poet.):
Hercules, Ov. M. 9, 285: juvencus, id. ib. 15, 129: currus, Stat. Th. 6, 25.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
labōrifer fera, ferum, adj.
2 labor+1 FER-, labor-bearing, toil-enduring : iuvencus, O.
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 labōrifer From labor (“work”) + -fer (“carrying”).