adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
sagittifer1
sagittifer (feminine sagittifera, neuter sagittiferum)
Classical[saˈɡɪt.tɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[saˈd͡ʒit.ti.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivepoeticarrow-bearing
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er sagittifer | sagittifera | sagittiferum |
| genitive | sagittiferī | sagittiferae | sagittiferī |
| dative | sagittiferō | sagittiferae | sagittiferō |
| accusative | sagittiferum | sagittiferam | sagittiferum |
| ablative | sagittiferō | sagittiferā | sagittiferō |
| vocative | sagittifer | sagittifera | sagittiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sagittiferī | sagittiferae | sagittifera |
| genitive | sagittiferōrum | sagittiferārum | sagittiferōrum |
| dative | sagittiferīs | sagittiferīs | sagittiferīs |
| accusative | sagittiferōs | sagittiferās | sagittifera |
| ablative | sagittiferīs | sagittiferīs | sagittiferīs |
| vocative | sagittiferī | sagittiferae | sagittifera |
săgittĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. sagittafero.
I. Arrow-bearing (poet.):
pharetra, Ov. M. 1, 468; Stat. Achill. 1, 416: Parthi, armed with arrows, archers, Cat. 11, 6; so, Geloni, Verg. A. 8, 725: pecus, i.e. the porcupine, Claud. Hystr. 48.—II. = Sagittarius, the constellation of the Archer, Manil. 2, 266; 2, 500; 2, 560.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sagittifer fera, ferum, adj.
sagitta+1 FER-, arrow-bearing : pharetra, O.: Geloni, archers , V.
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 sagittifer From sagitta (“arrow”) + -fer (“-carrying”).