gemmifer

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Latin

Etymology

From gemma (gem) +‎ -fer (-carrying).

Pronunciation

Adjective

gemmifer (feminine gemmifera, neuter gemmiferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. bearing, producing or containing gem, gem-bearing.

Declension

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

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative gemmifer gemmifera gemmiferum gemmiferī gemmiferae gemmifera
genitive gemmiferī gemmiferae gemmiferī gemmiferōrum gemmiferārum gemmiferōrum
dative gemmiferō gemmiferae gemmiferō gemmiferīs
accusative gemmiferum gemmiferam gemmiferum gemmiferōs gemmiferās gemmifera
ablative gemmiferō gemmiferā gemmiferō gemmiferīs
vocative gemmifer gemmifera gemmiferum gemmiferī gemmiferae gemmifera

References

  • gemmifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gemmifer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gemmifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.