adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
pōmifer
pōmifer (feminine pōmifera, neuter pōmiferum)
Classical[ˈpoː.mɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔː.mi.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivefruit-bearing
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er pōmifer | pōmifera | pōmiferum |
| genitive | pōmiferī | pōmiferae | pōmiferī |
| dative | pōmiferō | pōmiferae | pōmiferō |
| accusative | pōmiferum | pōmiferam | pōmiferum |
| ablative | pōmiferō | pōmiferā | pōmiferō |
| vocative | pōmifer | pōmifera | pōmiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pōmiferī | pōmiferae | pōmifera |
| genitive | pōmiferōrum | pōmiferārum | pōmiferōrum |
| dative | pōmiferīs | pōmiferīs | pōmiferīs |
| accusative | pōmiferōs | pōmiferās | pōmifera |
| ablative | pōmiferīs | pōmiferīs | pōmiferīs |
| vocative | pōmiferī | pōmiferae | pōmifera |
pōmĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. pomum-fero,
I. fruit-bearing, fruit-bringing (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
arbor, Plin. 12, 3, 7, § 15; Mel. 2, 2, 1: rami, Sen. Herc. Fur. 700: auctumnus, Hor. C. 4, 7, 11: annus, id. ib. 3, 23, 8: lignum, tree, Vulg. Gen. 1, 11: SVLVANVS, Inscr. Murat. 70, 6.—Hence, subst.: pōmĭ-ferae, ārum, f., fruit-trees, Plin. 17, 27, 43, § 253.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pōmifer era, erum, adj.
pomum+1 FER-, fruit-bearing, fruit-bringing : annus, H.
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 pōmifer From pōmum (“fruit”) + -fer (“carrying”).
Descendants
- Frenchpomifère
- Italianpomifero
- Portuguesepomífero
- Spanishpomífero