adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
signifer1
signifer (feminine signifera, neuter signiferum)
Classical[ˈsɪŋ.nɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈsiɲ.ɲi.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivesign-bearing, image-bearing,
- adjectivebearing the heavenly signs or constellations, starry
"sed signifer sanctus Michael repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam." (But may the sign-bearer, Saint Michael, lead them into the holy light)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quī signum legiōnis fertsignifer -ferī (m) — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 12
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er signifer | signifera | signiferum |
| genitive | signiferī | signiferae | signiferī |
| dative | signiferō | signiferae | signiferō |
| accusative | signiferum | signiferam | signiferum |
| ablative | signiferō | signiferā | signiferō |
| vocative | signifer | signifera | signiferum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | signiferī | signiferae | signifera |
| genitive | signiferōrum | signiferārum | signiferōrum |
| dative | signiferīs | signiferīs | signiferīs |
| accusative | signiferōs | signiferās | signifera |
| ablative | signiferīs | signiferīs | signiferīs |
| vocative | signiferī | signiferae | signifera |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- orbis signifer
- the zodiac.
signĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. signumfero.
I. In gen., sign-bearing, imagebearing, i.e. bearing signs, figures, or images (poet.): puppis, i.e. adorned or painted with images, Luc. 3, 558; so,
crater, Val. Fl. 1, 337: manus, giving signals, Amm. 27, 9, 7.—II. In partic. (class.).
A. Bearing the heavenly signs or constellations, starry:
aether, Lucr. 6, 481: caelum, Luc. 7, 363; 8, 172: orbis, qui Graece ζωδιακὸς dicitur, the zodiac, Cic. Div. 2, 42, 89; so, orbis, Lucr. 5, 691; Sen. Q. N. 7, 11, 8; for which also, polus, Luc. 3, 254; Amm. 26, 1, 1; and subst. signifer, the sky, the heavens, etc., Sen. Q. N. 7, 24, 1; 7, 12, 8; Vitr. 6, 1; Plin. 2, 10, 7, § 48; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 365 al.—B. In milit. lang., subst.: signĭfer, fĕri, m.
1. Lit., a standard-bearer, ensign:
signifero interfecto, signo amisso, etc., Caes. B. G. 2, 25; id. B. C. 3, 74; Cic. Div. 1, 35, 77; Liv. 6, 8; 22, 3; Ov. Am. 2, 12, 14.—2. Transf., leader, head, chief, etc.:
nostrae causae duces et quasi signiferi, Cic. Planc. 30, 74: signifer juventutis, id. Sull. 12, 34; id. Mur. 25, 50; id. Att. 2, 1, 7; Suet. Ner. 26; id. Vit. Luc.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sīgnifer fera, ferum, adj.
signum+1 FER-, sign-bearing, bearing the constellations, starry : orbis, the zodiac .—As subst m., a standard-bearer, ensign : signifero interfecto, Cs.: primi hastati: signum omni vi moliente signifero convelli nequire, L.— A leader, head, chief : nostrae causae quasi signiferi: iuventutis.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
- Proto-Italic*segnom
- Latinsignifer
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 signifer From signum (“sign”) + -fer (“carrying”).
Descendants
- Catalansignífer
- Spanishsignífero
In English words that came into English from signifer
- signifersignifer