adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
squāmiger
squāmiger (feminine squāmigera, neuter squāmigerum)
Classical[ˈskʷaː.mɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈskʷaː.mi.d͡ʒer]
Meaning
- adjectivepoeticscale-bearing, scaly, squamigerous
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er squāmiger | squāmigera | squāmigerum |
| genitive | squāmigerī | squāmigerae | squāmigerī |
| dative | squāmigerō | squāmigerae | squāmigerō |
| accusative | squāmigerum | squāmigeram | squāmigerum |
| ablative | squāmigerō | squāmigerā | squāmigerō |
| vocative | squāmiger | squāmigera | squāmigerum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | squāmigerī | squāmigerae | squāmigera |
| genitive | squāmigerōrum | squāmigerārum | squāmigerōrum |
| dative | squāmigerīs | squāmigerīs | squāmigerīs |
| accusative | squāmigerōs | squāmigerās | squāmigera |
| ablative | squāmigerīs | squāmigerīs | squāmigerīs |
| vocative | squāmigerī | squāmigerae | squāmigera |
squāmĭger, gĕra, gĕrum, adj. squamagero,
I. scale-bearing, scaly (poet. and in postAug. prose):
pisces, Cic. Arat. 328 (574): cervices (anguis), Ov. M. 4, 717.—Subst.: squāmĭgĕri, ōrum, m., fishes, Lucr. 1, 162; 1, 370 sq.; 2, 343; 2, 1083; Plin. 11, 37, 50, § 137.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
squāmiger gera, gerum, adj.
squama+GES-, scale-bearing, scaly : pisces, C. poët.: cervices (anguis), O.
Origins
From squāma (“scale”) + -ger (“bearing”).