adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
mālifer
mālifer (feminine mālifera, neuter māliferum)
Classical[ˈmaː.lɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaː.li.fer]
Meaning
- adjectiveapple-bearing
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er mālifer | mālifera | māliferum |
| genitive | māliferī | māliferae | māliferī |
| dative | māliferō | māliferae | māliferō |
| accusative | māliferum | māliferam | māliferum |
| ablative | māliferō | māliferā | māliferō |
| vocative | mālifer | mālifera | māliferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | māliferī | māliferae | mālifera |
| genitive | māliferōrum | māliferārum | māliferōrum |
| dative | māliferīs | māliferīs | māliferīs |
| accusative | māliferōs | māliferās | mālifera |
| ablative | māliferīs | māliferīs | māliferīs |
| vocative | māliferī | māliferae | mālifera |
mālĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. malumfero,
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mālifer fera, ferum, adj.
2 malum+1 FER-, apple-bearing : Abella, V.
Origins
- Doric Greek μῆλον(mêlon)bor.?
- Latinmālifer
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 mālifer From mālum (“apple”) + -fer (“bearing”).