adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
papȳrifer
papȳrifer (feminine papȳrifera, neuter papȳriferum)
Classical[paˈpyː.rɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[paˈpiː.ri.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivepapyrus-bearing, producing papyrus
- New Latinadjectivepaper-bearing.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er papȳrifer | papȳrifera | papȳriferum |
| genitive | papȳriferī | papȳriferae | papȳriferī |
| dative | papȳriferō | papȳriferae | papȳriferō |
| accusative | papȳriferum | papȳriferam | papȳriferum |
| ablative | papȳriferō | papȳriferā | papȳriferō |
| vocative | papȳrifer | papȳrifera | papȳriferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | papȳriferī | papȳriferae | papȳrifera |
| genitive | papȳriferōrum | papȳriferārum | papȳriferōrum |
| dative | papȳriferīs | papȳriferīs | papȳriferīs |
| accusative | papȳriferōs | papȳriferās | papȳrifera |
| ablative | papȳriferīs | papȳriferīs | papȳriferīs |
| vocative | papȳriferī | papȳriferae | papȳrifera |
păpȳrĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. papyrusfero,
I. papyrus-bearing, that produces papyrus:
papyrifer Nilus, Ov. M. 15, 753: amnis, id. Tr. 3, 10, 27.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
papȳrifer fera, ferum, adj.
papyrus+1 FER-, producing papyrus : Nilus, O.: amnis, 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 papȳrifer From papȳrus (“paper”) + -fer (“bearing”).
Descendants
- Englishpapyriferous