"falcifer" meaning in Latin

See falcifer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈfaɫ.kɪ.fɛr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfal̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.fer] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin falx Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -fer Latin falcifer From falx (“sickle, scythe”) + -fer (“-bearing”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|falx<t:sickle, scythe>|-fer<t:-bearing>|text=+|title=falcifer|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin falx Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -fer Latin falcifer [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-foros", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-fer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "falcifer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="falcifer"> From falx (“sickle, scythe”) + -fer (“-bearing”). Head templates: {{la-adj|falcifer}} falcifer (feminine falcifera, neuter falciferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er) Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|falcifer}} Forms: falcifera [feminine], falciferum [neuter], in -er [masculine, nominative, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], falcifer [masculine, nominative, singular], falcifera [feminine, nominative, singular], falciferum [neuter, nominative, singular], falciferī [masculine, nominative, plural], falciferae [feminine, nominative, plural], falcifera [neuter, nominative, plural], falciferī [genitive, masculine, singular], falciferae [feminine, genitive, singular], falciferī [genitive, neuter, singular], falciferōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], falciferārum [feminine, genitive, plural], falciferōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], falciferō [dative, masculine, singular], falciferae [dative, feminine, singular], falciferō [dative, neuter, singular], falciferīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], falciferum [accusative, masculine, singular], falciferam [accusative, feminine, singular], falciferum [accusative, neuter, singular], falciferōs [accusative, masculine, plural], falciferās [accusative, feminine, plural], falcifera [accusative, neuter, plural], falciferō [ablative, masculine, singular], falciferā [ablative, feminine, singular], falciferō [ablative, neuter, singular], falciferīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], falcifer [masculine, singular, vocative], falcifera [feminine, singular, vocative], falciferum [neuter, singular, vocative], falciferī [masculine, plural, vocative], falciferae [feminine, plural, vocative], falcifera [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. sickle-bearing, holding a scythe Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falciferō",
      "links": [
        [
          "falciferō",
          "falcifero#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falciferīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "falciferīs",
          "falciferis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falcifer",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falcifera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falciferum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falciferī",
      "links": [
        [
          "falciferī",
          "falciferi#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falciferae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falcifera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "falcifer"
      },
      "expansion": "falcifer (feminine falcifera, neuter falciferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "falcifer"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "Latin adjectives",
        "Latin entries referencing missing etymons",
        "Latin entries with etymology texts",
        "Latin entries with etymology trees",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin first and second declension adjectives",
        "Latin first and second declension adjectives with nominative masculine singular in -er",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰer-",
        "Latin terms suffixed with -fer",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sickle-bearing, holding a scythe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sickle",
          "sickle"
        ],
        [
          "scythe",
          "scythe"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfaɫ.kɪ.fɛr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfal̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.fer]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "falcifer"
}

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