adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
racēmifer
racēmifer (feminine racēmifera, neuter racēmiferum)
Classical[raˈkeː.mɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[raˈt͡ʃɛː.mi.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivebearing clusters, clustering, cluster-bearing
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er racēmifer | racēmifera | racēmiferum |
| genitive | racēmiferī | racēmiferae | racēmiferī |
| dative | racēmiferō | racēmiferae | racēmiferō |
| accusative | racēmiferum | racēmiferam | racēmiferum |
| ablative | racēmiferō | racēmiferā | racēmiferō |
| vocative | racēmifer | racēmifera | racēmiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | racēmiferī | racēmiferae | racēmifera |
| genitive | racēmiferōrum | racēmiferārum | racēmiferōrum |
| dative | racēmiferīs | racēmiferīs | racēmiferīs |
| accusative | racēmiferōs | racēmiferās | racēmifera |
| ablative | racēmiferīs | racēmiferīs | racēmiferīs |
| vocative | racēmiferī | racēmiferae | racēmifera |
răcēmĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. racemusfero,
I. cluster-bearing, clustering; a poet. epithet: uvae, Ov M. 3, 666;
and in a broader sense: racemifer Bacchus, crowned with clusters, id. ib. 15, 413; cf.: capilli (Bacchi), id. F. 6, 483.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
racēmifer fera, ferum, adj.
racemus + 1 FER-, cluster-bearing, clustering : uvae, O.: Bacchus, crowned with clusters , 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 racēmifer From racēmus (“cluster, bunch”) + -fer (“-carrying”).
Descendants
- Englishracemiferous
- Portugueseracemífero
In English words that came into English from racēmifer
- racemiferousracēmifer