Sagittiger

Latin

Etymology

sagitta (“arrow”) +‎ -ger (“bearing”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /saˈɡit.ti.ɡer/, [s̠äˈɡɪt̪ːɪɡɛr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /saˈd͡ʒit.ti.d͡ʒer/, [säˈd͡ʒit̪ːid͡ʒer]

Proper noun

Sagittiger m sg (genitive Sagittigerī); second declension

  1. (Astronomy) Sagittarius

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Sagittiger
Genitive Sagittigerī
Dative Sagittigerō
Accusative Sagittigerum
Ablative Sagittigerō
Vocative Sagittiger

Synonyms
  • Sagittifer

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