adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
spīniger
spīniger (feminine spīnigera, neuter spīnigerum)
Classical[ˈspiː.nɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈspiː.ni.d͡ʒer]
Meaning
- adjectivethorn-bearing, thorny
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er spīniger | spīnigera | spīnigerum |
| genitive | spīnigerī | spīnigerae | spīnigerī |
| dative | spīnigerō | spīnigerae | spīnigerō |
| accusative | spīnigerum | spīnigeram | spīnigerum |
| ablative | spīnigerō | spīnigerā | spīnigerō |
| vocative | spīniger | spīnigera | spīnigerum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spīnigerī | spīnigerae | spīnigera |
| genitive | spīnigerōrum | spīnigerārum | spīnigerōrum |
| dative | spīnigerīs | spīnigerīs | spīnigerīs |
| accusative | spīnigerōs | spīnigerās | spīnigera |
| ablative | spīnigerīs | spīnigerīs | spīnigerīs |
| vocative | spīnigerī | spīnigerae | spīnigera |
spīnĭger, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. spina-gero,
I. thorn-bearing, thorny: stirpes, Prud. στεφ. 11, 119.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
spīniger gera, gerum, adj.
spina+GES-, thorn-bearing, thorny, prickly : cauda, C. poët.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *spey-der. Proto-Italic *speinā Latin spīna Latin -ger Latin spīniger From spīna (“thorn”) + -ger (“bearing”).