adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er; two different stems)
spīnifer
spīnifer (feminine spīnifera or spīnifra, neuter spīniferum or spīnifrum)
Classical[ˈspiː.nɪ.fɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈspiː.ni.fer]
Meaning
- adjectivethorny, prickly, spiny
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spīnifer | spīnifera spīnifra | spīniferum spīnifrum |
| genitive | spīniferī spīnifrī | spīniferae spīnifrae | spīniferī spīnifrī |
| dative | spīniferō spīnifrō | spīniferae spīnifrae | spīniferō spīnifrō |
| accusative | spīniferum spīnifrum | spīniferam spīnifram | spīniferum spīnifrum |
| ablative | spīniferō spīnifrō | spīniferā spīnifrā | spīniferō spīnifrō |
| vocative | spīnifer | spīnifera spīnifra | spīniferum spīnifrum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spīniferī spīnifrī | spīniferae spīnifrae | spīnifera spīnifra |
| genitive | spīniferōrum spīnifrōrum | spīniferārum spīnifrārum | spīniferōrum spīnifrōrum |
| dative | spīniferīs spīnifrīs | spīniferīs spīnifrīs | spīniferīs spīnifrīs |
| accusative | spīniferōs spīnifrōs | spīniferās spīnifrās | spīnifera spīnifra |
| ablative | spīniferīs spīnifrīs | spīniferīs spīnifrīs | spīniferīs spīnifrīs |
| vocative | spīniferī spīnifrī | spīniferae spīnifrae | spīnifera spīnifra |
spīnĭfer, fĕra, fĕrum, adj. spina-fero,
I. thorn-bearing, thorny, prickly:
pruni, Pall. Insit. 81: rubus, Prud. Cath. 5, 31: cauda Pistricis, Cic. Arat. 178 (al. spinigera).Origins
Proto-Indo-European *spey-der. Proto-Italic *speinā Latin spīna 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 spīnifer From spīna (“thorn, spine, prickle”) + -fer (“carrying”).