adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
scēptrifer1
scēptrifer (feminine scēptrifera, neuter scēptriferum)
Meaning
- adjectivespectre-bearing
- Medieval Latinadjectiveauthoritative, supreme
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er scēptrifer | scēptrifera | scēptriferum |
| genitive | scēptriferī | scēptriferae | scēptriferī |
| dative | scēptriferō | scēptriferae | scēptriferō |
| accusative | scēptriferum | scēptriferam | scēptriferum |
| ablative | scēptriferō | scēptriferā | scēptriferō |
| vocative | scēptrifer | scēptrifera | scēptriferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | scēptriferī | scēptriferae | scēptrifera |
| genitive | scēptriferōrum | scēptriferārum | scēptriferōrum |
| dative | scēptriferīs | scēptriferīs | scēptriferīs |
| accusative | scēptriferōs | scēptriferās | scēptrifera |
| ablative | scēptriferīs | scēptriferīs | scēptriferīs |
| vocative | scēptriferī | scēptriferae | scēptrifera |
scēptrĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. sceptrum-fero,
I. sceptre-bearing (poet.):
manus Servi, Ov. F. 6, 480: Tonantes, i.e. Jupiter and Juno, Sen. Med. 59.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
scēptrifer fera, ferum, adj.
sceptrum + 1 FER-, sceptre-bearing, sceptred : manūs, 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 scēptrifer From scēptrum (“sceptre”) + -fer (“-bearing”).