stellifer

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Latin

Etymology

From stēlla (star) +‎ -fer (-bearing). Attested since Cicero.

Pronunciation

Adjective

stēllifer (feminine stēllifera, neuter stēlliferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. star-bearing, starry
    Synonym: sīdereus

Declension

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

References

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