aquilifer
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈkʷi.li.fer/, [äˈkʷɪlʲɪfɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈkwi.li.fer/, [äˈkwiːlifer]
Noun[edit]
aquilifer m (genitive aquiliferī); second declension
- standard-bearer (officer who carried the eagle standard of a legion)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | aquilifer | aquiliferī |
Genitive | aquiliferī | aquiliferōrum |
Dative | aquiliferō | aquiliferīs |
Accusative | aquiliferum | aquiliferōs |
Ablative | aquiliferō | aquiliferīs |
Vocative | aquilifer | aquiliferī |
References[edit]
- “aquilifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aquilifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aquilifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.