peltifer

Latin

Etymology

From pelta (“a small crescent-shaped shield”) +‎ -fer (“-carrying”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

peltifer (feminine peltifera, neuter peltiferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. armed with a pelta; shield-bearing

Declension

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

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative peltifer peltifera peltiferum peltiferī peltiferae peltifera
genitive peltiferī peltiferae peltiferī peltiferōrum peltiferārum peltiferōrum
dative peltiferō peltiferae peltiferō peltiferīs
accusative peltiferum peltiferam peltiferum peltiferōs peltiferās peltifera
ablative peltiferō peltiferā peltiferō peltiferīs
vocative peltifer peltifera peltiferum peltiferī peltiferae peltifera

References

  • “peltifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • peltifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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