adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
lēgifer
lēgifer (feminine lēgifera, neuter lēgiferum)
Classical[ˈɫeː.ɡɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛː.d͡ʒi.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivelaw-giving
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er lēgifer | lēgifera | lēgiferum |
| genitive | lēgiferī | lēgiferae | lēgiferī |
| dative | lēgiferō | lēgiferae | lēgiferō |
| accusative | lēgiferum | lēgiferam | lēgiferum |
| ablative | lēgiferō | lēgiferā | lēgiferō |
| vocative | lēgifer | lēgifera | lēgiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lēgiferī | lēgiferae | lēgifera |
| genitive | lēgiferōrum | lēgiferārum | lēgiferōrum |
| dative | lēgiferīs | lēgiferīs | lēgiferīs |
| accusative | lēgiferōs | lēgiferās | lēgifera |
| ablative | lēgiferīs | lēgiferīs | lēgiferīs |
| vocative | lēgiferī | lēgiferae | lēgifera |
lēgĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. lex-fero,
I. lawgiving (poet.).
I. Adj.:
Minos, Ov. Am. 3, 10, 41: legifera Ceres (as the foundress of the social life of mankind), Verg. A. 4, 58. —II. Subst.: lēgĭfer, ĕri, m., a law-giver, applied to Moses, Lact. 4, 17, 7; Tert. Apol. 19 fin.; Prud. στεφ. 3, 363; Vulg. Isa. 33, 22.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lēgifer fera, ferum, adj.
lex+1 FER-, lawgiving : Minos, O.: Ceres, 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 lēgifer From lex (“law”) + -fer (“carrying”).