legifer
Latin
Etymology
From lex (“law”) + -fer (“carrying”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleː.ɡi.fer/, [ˈɫeː.ɡɪ.fɛr]
Adjective
lēgifer (feminine lēgifera, neuter lēgiferum); first/second declension
- law-giving
Inflection
First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | lēgifer | lēgifera | lēgiferum | lēgiferī | lēgiferae | lēgifera | |
| Genitive | lēgiferī | lēgiferae | lēgiferī | lēgiferōrum | lēgiferārum | lēgiferōrum | |
| Dative | lēgiferō | lēgiferae | lēgiferō | lēgiferīs | lēgiferīs | lēgiferīs | |
| Accusative | lēgiferum | lēgiferam | lēgiferum | lēgiferōs | lēgiferās | lēgifera | |
| Ablative | lēgiferō | lēgiferā | lēgiferō | lēgiferīs | lēgiferīs | lēgiferīs | |
| Vocative | lēgifer | lēgifera | lēgiferum | lēgiferī | lēgiferae | lēgifera | |
Related terms
- lēgitimē
- lēgitimus
References
- legifer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- legifer in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- legifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette