noun · masculinesecond declension
tridentiger1
tridentiger m (genitive tridentigerī)
Classical[trɪˈdɛn.tɪ.ɡɛr]Ecclesiastical[triˈdɛn.ti.d͡ʒer]
Meaning
- masculinetrident-bearer (an epithet of Neptune, god of the sea)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tridentiger | tridentigerī |
| genitive | tridentigerī | tridentigerōrum |
| dative | tridentigerō | tridentigerīs |
| accusative | tridentigerum | tridentigerōs |
| ablative | tridentigerō | tridentigerīs |
| vocative | tridentiger | tridentigerī |
trĭdentĭger, gĕri, m. tridens-gero,
I. the trident-bearer, an epithet of Neptune, Ov. M. 11, 202; cf. tridentifer.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tridentiger gērī, m
tridens + GES-, the trident-bearer (of Neptune), O.
Origins
From tridēns (“trident”) + -ger (“bearing”).