lactifer

Latin

Etymology

From lac (“milk”) +‎ -fer (“carrying, bearing”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlak.ti.fer/, [ˈɫ̪äkt̪ɪfɛr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlak.ti.fer/, [ˈläkt̪ifɛr]

Adjective

lactifer (feminine lactifera, neuter lactiferum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

  1. milk-bringing, producing milk

Declension

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lactifer lactifera lactiferum lactiferī lactiferae lactifera
Genitive lactiferī lactiferae lactiferī lactiferōrum lactiferārum lactiferōrum
Dative lactiferō lactiferō lactiferīs
Accusative lactiferum lactiferam lactiferum lactiferōs lactiferās lactifera
Ablative lactiferō lactiferā lactiferō lactiferīs
Vocative lactifer lactifera lactiferum lactiferī lactiferae lactifera

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