turriger

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Latin

Etymology

turris (tower) +‎ -ger (bearing)

Pronunciation

Adjective

turriger (feminine turrigera, neuter turrigerum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. (poetic) having turrets, turreted, turret-crowned (an epithet of Cybele, an Earth goddess)

Declension

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

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative turriger turrigera turrigerum turrigerī turrigerae turrigera
genitive turrigerī turrigerae turrigerī turrigerōrum turrigerārum turrigerōrum
dative turrigerō turrigerae turrigerō turrigerīs
accusative turrigerum turrigeram turrigerum turrigerōs turrigerās turrigera
ablative turrigerō turrigerā turrigerō turrigerīs
vocative turriger turrigera turrigerum turrigerī turrigerae turrigera

References

  • turriger”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • turriger”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • turriger in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • turriger in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016