lignifer
Latin
Etymology
lignum (“wood”) + -fer (“-bearing”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈliɡ.ni.fer/, [ˈlʲɪŋnɪfɛr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈliɲ.ɲi.fer/, [ˈliɲːifer]
Noun
lignifer (feminine lignifera, neuter ligniferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
- bearing, producing or containing wood
Declension
First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | lignifer | lignifera | ligniferum | ligniferī | ligniferae | lignifera | |
| Genitive | ligniferī | ligniferae | ligniferī | ligniferōrum | ligniferārum | ligniferōrum | |
| Dative | ligniferō | ligniferō | ligniferīs | ||||
| Accusative | ligniferum | ligniferam | ligniferum | ligniferōs | ligniferās | lignifera | |
| Ablative | ligniferō | ligniferā | ligniferō | ligniferīs | |||
| Vocative | lignifer | lignifera | ligniferum | ligniferī | ligniferae | lignifera | |
Descendants
- English: ligniferous
- French: lignifère
References
- “lignifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lignifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lignifer.
Noun
lignifer m (plural ligniferi)
- ligniferous
Declension
Declension of lignifer
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) lignifer | ligniferul | (niște) ligniferi | ligniferii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) lignifer | ligniferului | (unor) ligniferi | ligniferilor |
| vocative | ligniferule | ligniferilor | ||