aquilifer

Latin

Etymology

aquila +‎ -fer

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈkʷi.li.fer/, [aˈkᶣɪ.lɪ.fɛr]

Noun

aquilifer m (genitive aquiliferi); second declension

  1. standard-bearer (officer who carried the eagle standard of a legion)

Inflection

Second declension, nominative singular in -er.

Case Singular Plural
nominative aquilifer aquiliferī
genitive aquiliferī aquiliferōrum
dative aquiliferō aquiliferīs
accusative aquiliferum aquiliferōs
ablative aquiliferō aquiliferīs
vocative aquilifer1 aquiliferī

1May also be aquilifere.

References

  • aquilifer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aquilifer in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aquilifer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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