adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
odōrifer
odōrifer (feminine odōrifera, neuter odōriferum)
Classical[ɔˈdoː.rɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[oˈdɔː.ri.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivefragrant, odoriferous
- adjectiveProducing perfumes or spices.
- adjectivesweet, flattering, precious
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er odōrifer | odōrifera | odōriferum |
| genitive | odōriferī | odōriferae | odōriferī |
| dative | odōriferō | odōriferae | odōriferō |
| accusative | odōriferum | odōriferam | odōriferum |
| ablative | odōriferō | odōriferā | odōriferō |
| vocative | odōrifer | odōrifera | odōriferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | odōriferī | odōriferae | odōrifera |
| genitive | odōriferōrum | odōriferārum | odōriferōrum |
| dative | odōriferīs | odōriferīs | odōriferīs |
| accusative | odōriferōs | odōriferās | odōrifera |
| ablative | odōriferīs | odōriferīs | odōriferīs |
| vocative | odōriferī | odōriferae | odōrifera |
ŏdōrĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. odor-fero,
I. bringing or spreading odors, fragrant, odoriferous (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
B. Producing perfumes or spices:
gens odorifera, i. e. Persae, Ov. M. 4, 209: Arabia, Plin. 5, 11, 12, § 65.—II. Prop., sweet, flattering, precious:
non habemus ista odorifera, Sen. Ep. 33, 2: fructus sanctae religionis, Ambros. Spirit. Sanct. 2, 5, 40. Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
odōrifer era, erum, adj.
odor+1 FER-, spreading odor, fragrant: panacea, V.: gens, i. e. Persae, O.
Origins
odor (“smell”) (oblique stem odōr-) + -fer (“bearing, carrying”)
Descendants
- Englishodoriferous
- Italianodorifero