anguifer

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Latin

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Etymology

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anguis (snake) +‎ -fer. Calque of Ancient Greek ὀφιοῦχος (ophioûkhos).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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anguifer (feminine anguifera, neuter anguiferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. serpent-bearing

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative anguifer anguifera anguiferum anguiferī anguiferae anguifera
Genitive anguiferī anguiferae anguiferī anguiferōrum anguiferārum anguiferōrum
Dative anguiferō anguiferō anguiferīs
Accusative anguiferum anguiferam anguiferum anguiferōs anguiferās anguifera
Ablative anguiferō anguiferā anguiferō anguiferīs
Vocative anguifer anguifera anguiferum anguiferī anguiferae anguifera

Noun

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anguifer m (genitive anguiferī); second declension

  1. the constellation Ophiuchus

Declension

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Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative anguifer anguiferī
Genitive anguiferī anguiferōrum
Dative anguiferō anguiferīs
Accusative anguiferum anguiferōs
Ablative anguiferō anguiferīs
Vocative anguifer anguiferī

References

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  • anguifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • anguifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers