dulcifer
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dulcis (“sweet”) + -fer (“-carrying”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdul.ki.fer/, [ˈd̪ʊɫ̪kɪfɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdul.t͡ʃi.fer/, [ˈd̪ul̠ʲt͡ʃifer]
Adjective
[edit]dulcifer (feminine dulcifera, neuter dulciferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | dulcifer | dulcifera | dulciferum | dulciferī | dulciferae | dulcifera | |
| genitive | dulciferī | dulciferae | dulciferī | dulciferōrum | dulciferārum | dulciferōrum | |
| dative | dulciferō | dulciferae | dulciferō | dulciferīs | |||
| accusative | dulciferum | dulciferam | dulciferum | dulciferōs | dulciferās | dulcifera | |
| ablative | dulciferō | dulciferā | dulciferō | dulciferīs | |||
| vocative | dulcifer | dulcifera | dulciferum | dulciferī | dulciferae | dulcifera | |
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “sweet”): amārus
Related terms
[edit]Related terms
Descendants
[edit]- Portuguese: dulcífero
References
[edit]- “dulcifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dulcifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.