dulcifer

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Latin

Etymology

From dulcis (“sweet”) +‎ -fer (“-carrying”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dulcifer (feminine dulcifera, neuter dulciferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. containing sweetness, sweet

Declension

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dulcifer dulcifera dulciferum dulciferī dulciferae dulcifera
Genitive dulciferī dulciferae dulciferī dulciferōrum dulciferārum dulciferōrum
Dative dulciferō dulciferō dulciferīs
Accusative dulciferum dulciferam dulciferum dulciferōs dulciferās dulcifera
Ablative dulciferō dulciferā dulciferō dulciferīs
Vocative dulcifer dulcifera dulciferum dulciferī dulciferae dulcifera

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “sweet”): amārus
Related terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: dulcífero

References

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