legifer

Latin

Etymology

From lex (“law”) +‎ -fer (“carrying”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleː.ɡi.fer/, [ˈɫ̪eːɡɪfɛr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.d͡ʒi.fer/, [ˈlɛːd͡ʒifer]

Adjective

lēgifer (feminine lēgifera, neuter lēgiferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. law-giving

Declension

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lēgifer lēgifera lēgiferum lēgiferī lēgiferae lēgifera
Genitive lēgiferī lēgiferae lēgiferī lēgiferōrum lēgiferārum lēgiferōrum
Dative lēgiferō lēgiferō lēgiferīs
Accusative lēgiferum lēgiferam lēgiferum lēgiferōs lēgiferās lēgifera
Ablative lēgiferō lēgiferā lēgiferō lēgiferīs
Vocative lēgifer lēgifera lēgiferum lēgiferī lēgiferae lēgifera

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin legifer.

Adjective

legifer m or n (feminine singular legiferă, masculine plural legiferi, feminine and neuter plural legifere)

  1. law-giving

Declension
Declension of legifer
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite legifer legiferă legiferi legifere
definite legiferul legifera legiferii legiferele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite legifer legifere legiferi legifere
definite legiferului legiferei legiferilor legiferelor

References
  • legifer in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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