saxifer

Latin

Etymology

From saxum (“rock, stone”) +‎ -fer (“-carrying”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

saxifer (feminine saxifera, neuter saxiferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. stone-bearing

Declension

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

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative saxifer saxifera saxiferum saxiferī saxiferae saxifera
genitive saxiferī saxiferae saxiferī saxiferōrum saxiferārum saxiferōrum
dative saxiferō saxiferae saxiferō saxiferīs
accusative saxiferum saxiferam saxiferum saxiferōs saxiferās saxifera
ablative saxiferō saxiferā saxiferō saxiferīs
vocative saxifer saxifera saxiferum saxiferī saxiferae saxifera

References

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