odorifer

odorifer

Latin

Etymology

odor (“smell”) (oblique stem odōr-) +‎ -fer (“bearing, carrying”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /oˈdoː.ri.fer/, [ɔˈdoː.rɪ.fɛr]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈdo.ri.fer/, [oˈdoː.ri.fer]
• (Vulgar) IPA^(key): /oˈdoː.ri.fer/, [oˈðo.re.fer]

Adjective

odōrifer (feminine odōrifera, neuter odōriferum); first/second declension

1. fragrant, odoriferous
2. Producing perfumes or spices.
3. sweet, flattering, precious

Inflection

First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	odōrifer	odōrifera	odōriferum		odōriferī	odōriferae	odōrifera
Genitive	odōriferī	odōriferae	odōriferī		odōriferōrum	odōriferārum	odōriferōrum
Dative	odōriferō		odōriferō		odōriferīs
Accusative	odōriferum	odōriferam	odōriferum		odōriferōs	odōriferās	odōrifera
Ablative	odōriferō	odōriferā	odōriferō		odōriferīs
Vocative	odōrifer	odōrifera	odōriferum		odōriferī	odōriferae	odōrifera

Descendants

• English: odoriferous
• → Italian: odorifero

References

• odorifer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• odorifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette