pestifer

Latin

Etymology

From pestis (“disease, pest”) +‎ -fer (“carrying”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpes.ti.fer/, [ˈpɛs̠t̪ɪfɛr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpes.ti.fer/, [ˈpɛst̪ifer]

Adjective

pestifer (feminine pestifera, neuter pestiferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. pestilential
  2. destructive, fatal
    Synonyms: lētālis, capitālis
  3. baleful, noxious, pernicious, pestiferous

Declension

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pestifer pestifera pestiferum pestiferī pestiferae pestifera
Genitive pestiferī pestiferae pestiferī pestiferōrum pestiferārum pestiferōrum
Dative pestiferō pestiferō pestiferīs
Accusative pestiferum pestiferam pestiferum pestiferōs pestiferās pestifera
Ablative pestiferō pestiferā pestiferō pestiferīs
Vocative pestifer pestifera pestiferum pestiferī pestiferae pestifera

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French pestifère.

Adjective

pestifer m or n (feminine singular pestiferă, masculine plural pestiferi, feminine and neuter plural pestifere)

  1. pestiferous

Declension
Declension of pestifer
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite pestifer pestiferă pestiferi pestifere
definite pestiferul pestifera pestiferii pestiferele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite pestifer pestifere pestiferi pestifere
definite pestiferului pestiferei pestiferilor pestiferelor
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